THE KEDGE ANCHOR SPRING 2025 3 EDITORIAL Nelson has again demonstrated his ‘pulling power’. Club members are well aware that there are many others worthy of being our naval heroes, but none have quite the magic of Nelson, who often allows us to introduce our subject to the layman, in a way other names do not. We experienced Nelson’s importance to the Nevisians, during the recent events in Nevis, which were the culmination of seven years of discussion, planning, negotiation, execution and effort. This magazine devotes a large part of the content to these events, for that is exactly how it should be. This was an enormous effort by all concerned and it cannot be overstated how important it is to The 1805 Club. The format I have chosen is to ask key players to write of their experiences: We have a piece about the history of the project; followed by a detailed description of the actual concluding events; and a �irst-timer to the Caribbean (like me) has written of the events as a super holiday, which it certainly was. However, I am please to inform you that we do look in other directions, as you will also �ind articles about Dombey, DeBraak, the making of a French Hero (or was he?), Georgian period music, swords from HMS Royal George and much more. To repeat my usual mantra: we only get such a variety of interesting subjects because you offer them to me. The pleasant fact is that I rarely have to reject an article sent to me, though I do sometimes have to defer its publication, through being inundated with good stuff. But, do not let the fear of my inundation put you off trying, as it gives me great pleasure to get something from a �irst-timer (or an old-timer, come to that), and see their writing style develop. I’m here and ready to help. I feel the need to humbly apologise for the contrived (a bit) crossword on page 5. It was done in a late rush, and I know it does not meet my usual standard. I would like to hear whether any reader actually has a go at the crossword. As a rule, I try not to burden the reader with too much personal stuff, but I would just like to �inish by saying I have recently started sharing my home with feline Izzy, who needed rehoming. If you see me at Zoom meetings, she may join in. She does like to explore my keyboard, though I suspect it will be some time before I get her to write something for KA. Front cover picture: The Replacement Nelson’s captain’s Uniform in Government House, Nevis (Photo courtesy the NHCS) Back cover pictures: Visit to HMS DeBraak (Photos courtesy Pete Stark) SECRETARY’S REPORT Stephen Howarth MA (with Distinction), FRHistS, FRGS, Cert. Ed. (Oxon) Hon. Secretary, The 1805 Club The next edition will beissuedin Autumn 2025. The deadline for copy will be 21 September 2025. Please submit your ideas to the Editor as soon as youcan,and actual contributions before the copy deadline whenever possible. TRUSTEES In accordance with our Constitution as a CIO, the Club must have at least four Trustees and may have up to 12, with one-third (or the nearest number) standing down annually by rotation, with those who have been in of�ice longest going �irst. The most convenient time for this is at the AGM. Those standing down may stand again for re-election at the same meeting. However, any individual may serve only three consecutive terms of of�ice and may not be reappointed for a fourth consecutive term, but may be reappointed after an interval of at least three years. During that interval the individual may still serve the Club but not as a Trustee. Of the CIO’s original four Trustees, elected at the AGM in 2023, Geraint Day stood down in 2024 without seeking re-election and Nicholas Rodgers will do likewise in 2025. New trustees are in place for con�irmation at the AGM in 2025. At that time, John Rodgaard and Stephen Howarth will be seeking re-election for their third and �inal terms in the CIO structure. Both will cease to be Trustees with effect from the AGM in 2026. Please consider putting yourself forward. New blood is not only welcome but will be essential. EVENTS Since the AGM of 2024, formal events have included a private Club visit to Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire; another to Lewes, Delaware, to view HM Brig De Braak; another to Mariners’ Museum at Hampton Roads, Virginia; commemorations of the Glorious First of June, the battles of the Nile and Cape St Vincent, and Midshipman Richard Dale; our main Trafalgar Night Dinner in Portsmouth and its sister in Fairfax, Virginia; a talk on The Trafalgar Way; Bill White’s Lifetime Achievement Award; and the splendid presentations in Nevis. There have also been informal social get-togethers between members, which are warmly encouraged. CONSERVATION The major conservation event of the year was the successful conclusion of the Nevis Register project, in partnership with the Borthwick Institute of the University of York, together with the presentation to the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society of the new Nelson Uniform, in partnership with Henry Poole & Co of Savile Row and Lock’s the Hatters. This is reported on extensively in this magazine. We hope for an equally successful conclusion in September to our memorial in Cornwall to Private Richard Masters, Royal Marines, in partnership with St Tudy Historical Society. PUBLICATIONS Our stable of publications remains strong with its usual �ive members and, planned for next year, one special addition. The usual �ive are our twice-yearly magazine The Kedge Anchor, the bimonthly newsletter The 1805 Dispatches, our excellent annual journal The Trafalgar Chronicle, and our two websites www.1805club.org and www.thetrafalgarway.org. The special addition, which will be sent to all members, will be a history of The 1805 Club from its inception in 1990 to its 35th anniversary this year.
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