Alas, the numbers attending the meeting at Frisby were rather down on expectations, but the twenty or so who did make the journey were treated to a great day of puzzle related and social activity. The Show & Tell theme of “British Naval History”, which had been chosen by our host John Greaves, proved a very popular choice and the display tables soon boasted a wonderful selection of members puzzles to help illustrate this. Several new members joined us for their first meetings and I hope enjoyed their day enough to come along to future meetings.
One of the BCD’s most popular speakers was on hand and, following the theme of the day, made a presentation of one of his favourite puzzles, a most impressive 1100 piece wooden jigsaw depicting “The Hero of Trafalgar”-by William Overend. He went on to give a short history of Lord Horatio Nelson, particularly relating to the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and his remarkable victory over the combined French/Spanish fleets with a more detailed report promised to follow in the next newsletter.