x graves, monuments and memorials of the Georgian sailing navy - things firmly rooted in the past – but our outlook is very much towards the future. Nelson will always remain central to the Club’s activities, but we shall build on our achievements during the Nelson Decade and go on to harness the naval story during the remainder of the Napoleonic Wars. I should like to take this opportunity to extend, both personally and on behalf of the membership as a whole, my warmest thanks to our hard working and dedicated members of Council who continue to take the Club from strength to strength. They give freely of their spare time and without their superb efforts the 1805 would not be held in the high esteem that is. One of the New Nelson Letters, which I paraphrase, conveys my sentiments perfectly: ‘…with much pleasure will I bear testimony to your Worth, and high Merits’as Council members of The 1805 Club, ‘for I can never forget all your kindness towards me, and I beg that you will Believe me your obliged Friend’. Friendship is one of the distinctive attributes of The 1805 Club. It is fitting that the Trafalgar Festival 2005 has the Fellowship of the Sea and international friendship at its heart. Peter Warwick
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