The Nelson Society

Greenwich visit, Tuesday June 26^th 2012

Old Royal Naval College and the National Maritime Museum

 

You are invited to join us for an outing to Greenwich on Tuesday 26^th June 2012. We shall first visit the ORNC, which recently launched an appeal for the restoration of the Painted Hall West Wing, (where Admiral Lord Nelson lay in state prior to his burial in St Paul’s Cathedral). We will meet for morning coffee in the King William Restaurant immediately below the Painted Hall between 10.45am and 11.15am. Luminata Halban, the project fundraiser, will join us and take us for a private visit to the Painted Hall and explain the project to us. We will then have lunch at 12.45pm in the King William Restaurant.

 

After lunch, we will walk across to the National Maritime Museum for a 2.15pm tour of the Royal River exhibition, which celebrates both the Queen’s Jubilee and the 75 Years since the Maritime Museum was first opened at Greenwich. Guest-curated by David Starkey, the exhibition is about the power and the pageantry of the Thames in London over the centuries.

 

There will also be time for members to visit the new East India Company Exhibition (which includes some of Nelson’s Royal Worcester Porcelain), and the Titanic Exhibition. We shall also see Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle at the museum entrance and possibly glimpses of the newly restored Cutty Sark by the ORNC.

 

The Royal River exhibition closes on September 8^th 2012 and this will be our only opportunity to visit this amazing exhibition as a group.

 

Please return the attached booking form and your cheque by June 11^th 2012 to:

 

Genevieve St George

Flat 13 John Tucker

40 Mellish Street

London E14 8NS

 

I have to confirm numbers on June 12^th.

 

I very much look forward to seeing many of you on June 26^th.

 

With best wishes

 

Genevieve St George

The Nelson Society Greenwich Summer Visit, June 26^th 2012 

Booking Form

 

I / we wish to join the Nelson Society summer visit to the Painted Hall and lunch in the King William Restaurant of the Old Royal Naval College, and the Royal River exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, on Tuesday June 26th 2012, at a cost of £36.00 per person, to cover morning coffee, two-course lunch plus tea or coffee as per Menu below, and entrance fee to the Royal River exhibition.

 

Name(s) of Member(s) ……………………………………..Membership number………

 

Address .…………………………………………..

 

…………………………………………………….Postcode………………………………

 

Phone No ………………………………………….Mobile No……………………………

 

Email ……………………………………………..

 

I/we would like the main menu………………….

 

I/we would like the vegetarian option  ……………

 

Disclaimer: The Nelson Society is not responsible for personal bills or accidents and recommends personal insurance cover.

 

I accept the Nelson Society terms and conditions.

 

I enclose a cheque (payable to The Nelson Society) for £………… for  (no.)……people

 

(NB Members who are Friends of the Maritime Museum have free admission, please contact Genevieve before returning the form  stgisland@hotmail.com ).

 

Name (block capitals)………………………………….

 

Signature……………………………………………………….Date………………………

 

King William Restaurant Menu for June 26^th 2012

 

Main course: Beer-battered Cod, Hand-cut Chips, Mushy Peas

OR

Vegetarian Option: Spinach and Ricotta Tart

 

Dessert:  Summer Pudding, Tea and Coffee

 

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT AND SAE BY 11 JUNE TO:

Genevieve St George

Flat 13 John Tucker

40 Mellish Street

London E14 8NS

 

FOOTNOTE

The visit was well attended and went ahead as planned.  Many thanks for Genevieve for arranging such an enjoyable day.

The Royal Rivers Exhibition continues at The National Maritime Museum until 9th September 2012.  Full details are available from The National Maritime Museum website http://www.rmg.co.uk/visit/events/royal-river.

Olympic Note from Genevieve:

Anyone wanting to see Royal River the only entrance is Romney Road – not easy to find and one then has to go to through the same security as if entering an Olympic site to go in. The good news that both the NMM and ORNC are open later each day and not too busy. The grounds of the ORNC have lots of entertainment including events live all day on TV deckchairs to sit on to watch – plenty of food stalls and other things. Great fun is the barge on the river that sprays water when enough young ones create enough pedal power to make it all happen.