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Some of the dozens of people at the Collingwood monument to pay tribute to the naval hero.
Pair determined to leave lasting legacy in their homeland WHILE my senses may have taken a while to adjust to all that India has to offer, there are two people who have seen it all before. My travel companions Dr Ram Reddy and Vishwanath Pullé, of the Rotary Club of Monkseaton Centenary, have made it their job to improve the lives of people in this community, with the support and help of the club. Both have strong links to Hyderabad, and have spent years helping poorer communities in their homeland. Mr Pullé, who lives in Darras Hall and has a flat in Bombay, became involved in schemes in Hyderabad through his wife and often visits ones he supports personal and ones supported by the club. Dr Reddy is a founder member of the Rotary Club of Monkseaton Centenary, and since moving his UK base to London, he has continued to act as the club’s man
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Ceremony held as tribute to admiral
Dozens drink to Trafalgar hero By Petra Silfverskiold
petra.silfverskiold@northeast-press.co.uk
NEARLY a hundred people turned out at the monument to Cuthbert Collingwood in Tynemouth to toast the naval hero at noon on Trafalgar Day. The event, held last Thursday, marked the end of the Collingwood 2010 Festival commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of the Newcastle-born admiral. North Tyneside Mayor Linda Arkley opened the event before festival committee chairman Captain Stephen Healy led the toast, for which everyone had been given a small glass of rum. He said: “He is one of our own, a local lad, who did our region proud by his achievements and his example, and for that he deserves our knowledge and our gratitude. “On this day too, we remember the greatest naval battle in our history – the Battle of Trafalgar. “Inevitably, the name of Horatio Nelson is widely commemorated on this day, but we should recall that it was Collingwood’s ship, HMS Royal Sovereign, that first broke the Spanish line and that it was Collingwood who oversaw the final victory.” The day, organised by North Tyneside Council, grew out of a recent tradition started by members of the Blyth-based Marine Support and Training Service. They have been meeting at the monument every October 21 to toast the admiral since 2005, but this year’s celebration,
Dr Ram Reddy, left, and Vishwanath Pullé. on the ground in Andhra Pradesh on various projects, including polio immunisation programmes. He now divides his time between the UK and Hyderabad, where he lives with his family. Both men have made it their goal to leave a lasting legacy in the city and are pleased with what they have achieved so far, thanks mainly to the support of North Tynesiders.
From left, Herb Carol, of the Marine Support and Training Service, pours out measures of rum for the Royal Navy’s Lt Cmd Charles Wood and Cmd Ed McNaught ready to drink a toast to Cuthbert Collingwood. marking the 205th anniversary of the battle against the French and Spanish off the south-west coast of Spain, was the biggest yet. Lieutenant Commander Charles Wood said: “The majority of people see Nelson as the major influence in the Battle of Trafalgar with Collingwood as secondin-command, but he instigated many changes in the Royal Navy, and it is absolutely right that we recognise what he did.”
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