Preliminary Developments In the early 1990’s, a debate began as to how the decade prior to the Bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar was to be commemorated. The result was the formation of the Official Nelson Commemorations Committee (ONCC) chaired by Dr Colin White, Deputy Director of the Royal Naval Museum at P...
Preparations for the 2005 Bicentenary events It would have been impossible in 2005 to replicate precisely the events of 1805. By 2005 the 1805 road system had been substantially altered and the horse drawn coach system had been replaced by automobiles and railroads. The 2005 recreation had necessarily to be to a substanti...
The Creation of The Trafalgar Way in 2005 Departure of the Jubilee Sailing Trust’s Training Ship Lord Nelson for Cape Trafalgar The International Festival of the Sea was held in HM Naval Base at Portsmouth from 1st to 4th July. The New Trafalgar Dispatch had been translated into Spanish. On the 4th July, and in t...
Developments since 2005 Immediately following 2005, the funding available was limited and entirely directed to erecting further plaques requested along the route. As mentioned elsewhere, they now amount to 39. However, this indicated to us that there was still great interest in the project and a desire to be associated wi...
A 'yellow bounder' is born It was around 2003 when Steve and I were asked to provide the horses for Trafalgar 200 by carriage-driving expert Richard James. We had always been known for doing “different” types of events with our horses—including leading the New Year's Parade in Hong Kong in 2002 (the year o...
In August 2005, an evocative journey was begun. Actor Alex Price, playing the part of Lt John Richards Lapenotiere, came onshore at Falmouth and delivered a new proclamation to HRH the Princess Royal, as the first of the plaques of The Trafalgar Way was unveiled on The Moor. The words of this proclamation encapsulate the three c...
Memories from Blandford 2005 and the arrival of the New Trafalgar Dispatch. Image is © Sid Falla - The arrival of the post-chaise in the rain! Image is © Sid Falla - Bringing the News of Trafalgar in Blan...
