At 1200 midday on 21st October 1805, the opening salvo was fired in the Battle of Trafalgar as Vice-Admiral Collingwood’s Royal Sovereign came within range of the French ship Fougeaux.  At 1200 midday on Trafalgar Day 2010, some 400 hardy souls who had…

Wednesday 15th September 2010:  Sunderland With the possible exception of the “new towns” constructed since the Second World War, it is unusual to find a town or village in the United Kingdom which does not have a memorial to those…

The Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School numbers one Cuthbert Collingwood amongst its previous students, albeit at earlier premises within in the City. The Festival was therefore delighted when the Headmaster, Dr. Bernard Trafford announced that the school would be…

So another few days of commemoration and celebration in the name of Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, this time on the Mediterranean island of Menorca and close to where, on 7th March 1810, the great man breathed his last. The…

The Band of the Royal Marines (Plymouth) leads the parade towards the Cathedral (image (c) Neil Wasp, i2i Photography)   Those gathered outside the Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Newcastle upon Tyne heard the approaching naval parade well before…

The Town of Morpeth seized on the bi-centennial of the death of its one-time resident, Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, as the opportunity to both reflect their rightful pride in him and to enjoy celebrating his memory.· Their festivities commenced on the…

The start of the Collingwood 2010 Festival was marked by the opening of an exhibition at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum.   Collingwood – A Northumbrian Abroad Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood died at sea on the March 7 1810 on board his…