Pleasant surprise

Just got a nice surprise. When I went to the grand opening of ‘The Bridge’ and ‘Your Ocean’ galleries at the National Maritime Museum last month, I entered a short multiple-choice question competition. Today I received a letter saying I’d won one of the runner-up prizes, and got a booklet and DVD on Admiral Nelson, his leadership style and the relevance of his lessons to the modern business world. I know next to nothing about the guy, so it’ll be interesting to explore more.

In Greenwich

My mum is an office worker for P&O. The ferry company is a sponsor of ‘The Bridge’, a new wing of the National Maritime Museum, and she was given free tickets to attend the opening ceremony. The NMM is the largest maritime museum in the world and the collection is very well laid out and explained. I know so little about all things nautical but it was fascinating to have a look around all the artefacts and have a play with the interactive exhibits in the kids’ section. They really help you to learn and I think I now have a (very) basic understanding of how a ship works. There’s also a new section on Nelson & Napoleon, chronicling and comparing the lives of the two leaders, which I definitely recommend – go and visit! Oh, and entrance is now free.