3 Issue 46 – September 2016 THE KEDGE ANCHOR AMA DataSet Limited are pleased to be associated with both The Kedge Anchor and The 1805 Club. AMA DataSet Limited, 5 School Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6QD Telephone 01772 627534 www.ama.uk.com FROM THE EDITOR EDITORIAL CORRECTION In the last issue of The Kedge Anchor dated March 2016, KA 45, page 26 contained a book review of Nelson’s Band of Brothers—Lives and Memorials by Peter Hore. The review was written and had been provided by a Vice President of the Club and professional author Joe Callo. The review was incorrectly identified in KA 45 as a letter that was written to the Club. The book review was in fact originally written by Joe Callo for and published by The Weekly Standard magazine. The book review should have appeared separately at the end of the KA column with a credit “The following article appeared in the November 23, 2015 issue of The Weekly Standard”. We regret this inadvertent error and any embarrassment that may have been caused. In a chance meeting at the Union Jack Club Sandell Street, London I met Peter Gutteridge, not knowing his background. I had long been interested in the Naples period and Peter was giving a lecture there on Nelson’s This is an exciting time for The 1805 Club because after 25 years of activity, which has consolidated its credibility and reputation, the Club like the country, is at a threshold. Your Council has been working to respond to the challenges and opportunities this presents and in addition to the changes to the Trafalgar Chronicle it is investing in a revamp of the website , led by Jo Birtwhistle, which will allow for the long awaited Memorials Log John Curtis has been working on to be published on line. We have also commissioned a feasibility study from Commander Garry Spalton RN rtd on a future strategy for The Trafalgar Way. The 1805 Club is now the official custodian of the Trafalgar Way and we are thrilled that Ride the Trafalgar Way is taking place in October. We shall be presenting The New Trafalgar Dispatch to the winning cyclist of each leg. We are also be looking at ways to help support this splendid event in future years together with many other organisations along the Way who we are approaching to help us raise its profile. Bill White is masterminding this. Hitherto we have fulfilled our charitable objectives in a variety of ad hoc ways but there is now a call for a sustained approach that will build on these achievements and integrate the various corelated elements. The underpinning themes remain conservation and recording, education and the promotion of naval heritage. To have reached this point is a remarkable testament to the devotion of the Council’s teams past and present. Nevertheless, If we are to meet the challenge we need to recruit more talent from the membership to serve on future Councils. We welcome Benedict Ryan this year who has followed in the wake of Geraint Day, Paul Kloss and Stephen Tredidgo. They add to an already great team and I thank them all. In Nelson’s words they are a “fine sett of fellows”! With all good wishes, Yours aye, Peter Warwick, Chairman Please note the next edition is due in March. The deadline for copy will therefore be 21 February 2017. We will be pleased to receive your ideas and contributions at an early date. controversial involvement in Naples during 1799. I had in my possession a copy of Naples 1799 by Constance H D Giglioli 1903. This copy was by chance his grandfathers and contained his bookplate and personal inscription. I had acquired it some 30 years previously and having studied it at length felt it should be returned to the family. In return Peter Gutteridge introduced me to his grandfather, a figure I had long wished to meet. Harold Cooke Gutteridge and Sir John Knox Laughton achieved indelible material on this period of naval history, their involvement in researching and presenting the known facts cannot be underestimated. You will see in the notes I have used the expression ‘they set my feet dancing’ that is the pure joy of reading, in context, their combined research; masterfully presented by Andrew Lambert. The country’s leading Naval Historian. In a three part series entitled a ‘Sixty Second Interview’ it is planned to introduce members who have particular skills to the membership. While the first subject by naval author and Trafalgar Chronical editor Peter Hore is not of the era or even of naval interest. It is chosen because the research depth and method is extraordinarily sharp which demonstrates the ability to promote and present original research. The second in the series will highlight the work of Marine Artist and life member Christer Hägg Captain RSwN (Ret). I would like to thank Chairman Peter Warwick for his long and interested involvement in the Club. Peter came in the early days of its formation seeking only to become involved in what he recognised as a young Club with big ideas, and importantly it was doing something that would be achievable. He immediately brought a can do and high energy attitude coupled with a friendliness. When he became chairman, taking over from the late Colin White, Colin said “I am looking forward in seeing were he takes us, it will be interesting”. Well it has been interesting the Club has moved forward and continues to achieve under the guidance of its chairman. If any member wishes to receive their copy of The Kedge Anchor electronically please contact the Membership Secretary Barry Scrutton at barry@scrutton estates.co.uk. If you prefer this method you will not receive a hard copy. The obvious advantages are you will receive a copy as soon as it goes to print approximately 3 weeks ahead of members receiving it by post. You may revert back to hard copy at a later date if wished. Kenneth Flemming
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