Following on from her acclaimed play Shackleton’s Carpenter, the playwright Gail Louw returns with The Antarctican, a powerful new play examining one of the greatest stories of polar exploration: Apsley Cherry-Garrard’s Worst Journey in the World. It is likely that many of you have a copy of Worst Journey in the World. It is the […]
6 November 2026: AGM, Lecture and Dinner, Dulwich College Prof David Drewry, former Director of SPRI and BAS and recipient of numerous awards, including the Polar Medal, speaks on: The Risks and Hazards of Discovering Antarctica’s ‘Land Beneath the Ice’. 1–12 December 2026: The Antarctican, White Bear Theatre, London The play is about Apsley Cherry-Garrard, […]
Long-standing committee members Dorothy Wright and Tim Winter have taken the decision to step down. Dorothy served as Newsletter Editor for many years, while Tim was Honorary Secretary. The committee would like to thank them both for their hard work, commitment and dedication to the James Caird Society and its ongoing work. We would also […]
You’re never too young to set off on a voyage of discovery! Just look at what Arthur Kinniburgh-Duke, aged 9, has achieved. Arthur, grandson of former Dinner Secretary Andy Kinniburgh, recently completed constructing, on his own, this magnificent Lego model of Endurance. To mark his completion of the model, he was given a photo of the […]
The 2022 AGM and Dinner took place at Dulwich College on Friday 11 November. Dinner was preceded by a fascinating account of the search for Endurance in 2019 (Weddell Sea Expedition) culminating in the Endurance22 expedition in February/March 2022. The latter was under the auspices of the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust. The lecture was given […]