The Society held its inaugural Pickle Night commemoration on 2nd November 2018. With a substantial nod towards tradition – period costume, themed dining, gun-deck entertainment – it was deemed a complete success by all those who attended. PLEASE SEND IN…
Welcome to The Collingwood Society
This website is dedicated to the immortal memory of Cuthbert Collingwood, Vice-Admiral of the Red,1st Baron Collingwood of Caldburne and Hethpoole in Northumberland (26th September 1748 – 7th March 1810)
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2018 Trafalgar Day reports and gallery
Tynemouth (21st October 2018): Morpeth (21st October 2018):
2018 Annual General Meeting
2018 Annual General Meeting: The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House: Thursday 8th November 7.30 pm: Notice is hereby given of the Society’s 2018 Annual General Meeting, for which papers will be sent to members by the Secretary in due…
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Pickle Night 2018
The Collingwood Society’s inaugural Pickle Night Dinner: The Banqueting Hall of the Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House: Friday 2nd November 2018: The Society is holding a ‘Pickle Night’ in response to a request for more social activities tabled at last…
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Trafalgar Day events 2018
Trafalgar Day events 2018 These are all public events at no charge. Attendance is both encouraged and welcomed. London Friday 19th October 2018 11.00 hrs St Paul’s Cathedral: Assemble in the Nelson Chamber (close to the NW crypt…
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Firepower, Food and Finance
Wednesday 13th June 2018: 7.30 pm: The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House Our speaker, Vic Spong, will be examining the challenges of keeping the Mediterranean Fleet stocked with food, ammunition, water, men and other essentials. The supply chain stretched far…
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‘Nautical Pub names and their histories’
Thursday 12th April 2018: 7.30 pm: The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House Society Chairman Capt. Stephen Healy delivers a light-hearted departure from our normal scholarly topics, looking into the nautical-themed names of public houses, near and far, past and present. …
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The 2018 Collingwood Lecture: ‘The Age of Collingwood – a personal view’
The Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School (Performing Arts Centre): Tuesday 6th March 20018: 7.30pm. Captain Richard Woodman, LVO, Elder Brother of the London Trinity House is an award-winning and hugely prolific author. His works, both fiction and non-fiction, number…
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“Do you anchor, Hardy?”
Thursday 7th December 2017: 7.30pm: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Trinity House Society member David Byrne tackles the thorny question of Nelson’s dying order to anchor the fleet as the Battle of Trafalgar came to a close versus Collingwood’s decision to…
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2017 Annual General Meeting
2017 Annual General Meeting: the Newcastle Upon Tyne Trinity House: Wednesday 8th November 2017: 7.30pm This year’s AGM takes place as indicated here and will be followed by a short, fairly light-hearted quiz. Please be reminded that we are looking…
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