Trafalgar Day 21st October 2016

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Trafalgar Day events at which the Collingwood Society is represented: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE:   the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas:  10.00 hrs:  public event:  assemble in the Eastern Chapel at 09.45 hrs for a parade around to the main door…

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Captain John Quilliam, RN

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(A talk to the Collingwood Society by Commodore Gary Doyle, RN, Naval Regional Commander: Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House, 14th June 2016). Now I have to confess, that although I was of course very much aware of the good Admiral…

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Affiliation marked at ceremony

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The Collingwood Society is now officially affiliated with HMS COLLINGWOOD On 22nd July 2016, at the kind invitation of Capt. Andy Jordan RN, Commanding Officer of the Royal Navy’s Maritime Warfare School and HMS COLLINGWOOD, Capt. Stephen Healy, Chairman of…

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2016 Summer Outing: Paxton House

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Saturday 21st May 2016:  Paxton House, Northumberland: The Society’s Summer outing took us to Paxton House, west of Berwick-upon-Tweed.  An impressive country house and estate completed in 1763, the house held circumstantial connections with Admiral Collingwood, in addition to an…

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HMS COLLINGWOOD Open Day 2016

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HMS COLLINGWOOD Open Day 2016 The Chairman received an invitation to attend this year’s Open Day at HMS COLLINGWOOD, the Royal Navy’s training establishment and home to the Maritime Warfare School in Fareham, Hampshire.  Unable to make the journey at…

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Alexander Davison and the Swarland Estate

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Thursday 8th September 2016:  Morpeth Town Hall: 7.30pm: Following our summer break, the first meeting has traditionally been a part ofd the Heritage Weekend events in Morpeth and this year is no exception. We are pleased to return to the…

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Quilliam

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“Quilliam” – the life and career of Manxman John Quilliam (1771-1829) – Nelson’s Flag Lieutenant at the Battle of Trafalgar John Quilliam was an intertesting character in a number of ways – to begin with he was ‘pressed’, yet managed…

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2016 Summer Outing: Paxton House, Northumberland

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Saturday 21st May 2016, 11.30 hrs:  Paxton House, Northumberland, 5 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed: The time has come for our Summer outing.  Paxton House, an impressive country house and estate completed in 1763, is located some 5 miles west of…

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The Boy’s Manual of Seamanship and Gunnery 1871

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Thursday 21st April 2016: The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House: 7.30pm Society Member Captain Sandy Kinghorn looks at a standard training manual by which many a boy sailor was trained in the last century and a half.  Although dated…

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The 2016 Collingwood Lecture

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8th March 2016: 7.30 pm:  The 2016 Collingwood Lecture: ‘The character and role of the Royal Navy in the 21st Century’:  Captain Andy Jordan RN, Commanding Officer HMS COLLINGWOOD: The Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School (Performing Arts Centre) Eskdale…

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