QE2 Story Jigsaw "Evening at Sea" by Peter Mugridge

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Thank you for responding, Peter!

Let us then conclude that :

(i) you are the owner of the "Evening at Sea" jigsaw,
(ii) Jim Bennett is kindly requested to return it to you as soon as possible,
(iii) Peter, if you want to make it available as a prize in a photo competition, please let us know -- but that would be a separate issue.

Please let us know how things develop from here .

[Peter Mugridge]

I'd be more than happy to have it - I just can't remember if we did issue it as a prize to someone or not... it's several years ago now and my memory is... well... I'm not going to search through dozens of threads! 

[pete cain]

Isabelle/Peter, is that the jigsaw witch Cpt Mcnaught  completed?, if so I remember sending Jim a message yonks ago asking  for it to be returned, never had a reply-- sorry if this is a red herring.

[Lynda Bradford]

You have a good memory Pete it was the jigsaw Captain McNaught completed.

This is the link to the post
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php?topic=6357.msg76530#msg76530

The last entry looks like departed Epsom for Ireland

[Lynda Bradford]

Pete you mentioned in post 236 that you had posted the jigsaw to Jim in Cambridgeshire. I think this is Jim Bennet.
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php?topic=6357.msg97619#msg97619

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

This is the link to the post
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php?topic=6357.msg76530#msg76530

The last entry looks like departed Epsom for Ireland

That is quite right, but that is not where the jigsaw ended up. Last heard of when Jim Bennett got his shipyard ready   .

Looking forward to some news!

[Peter Mugridge]

That's correct - it's not always the case that the logbooks get posted on here at every move.

Good grief - was it really that many years ago?!?!?

[Lynda Bradford]

That is quite right, but that is not where the jigsaw ended up. Last heard of when Jim Bennett got his shipyard ready   .

Looking forward to some news!

That’s correct and what I posted. I only mentioned the log in relation to the entries last posted .  I followed up with the following. So looks like Jim may still have the jigsaw.

Pete you mentioned in post 236 that you had posted the jigsaw to Jim in Cambridgeshire. I think this is Jim Bennet.
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php?topic=6357.msg97619#msg97619

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

That’s correct and what I posted. I only mentioned the log in relation to the entries last posted .  I followed up with the following. So looks like Jim may still have the jigsaw.

Does anyone here know Jim, to give him a gentle nudge? He has not responded to my messages.

Pete, you may still have his address. If so, could you let me have it by PM please, so that I send him a card with our request?

[pete cain]

Isabelle , sorry for the delay, unfortunately, I don't have contact details , maybe it'll never be recovered

[Rod]

I sent him a message couple of weeks ago. Will send another.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

I sent him a message couple of weeks ago. Will send another.

Thank you, Rod, for having tracked down Jim Bennett! Three cheers!

He apologises for his long silence and is happy to send the jigsaw back to Peter, and so I shall encourage him to ask Peter for his address. All good things come (back) to him who waits .

[Peter Mugridge]

QE2 made best speed to Epsom and docked safely this morning. 

Jim is extremely good at wrapping things securely and making them watertight; it took me twenty minutes to get through all the brown tape. If only everyone was as careful as him when sending one-off items to people... 

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

So glad to read that the QE2 (jigsaw) has returned to her home port. That is definitely one to treasure!

[pete cain]

It only goes to show how long it is since I corresponded on (in?) the  forum,  I don't know why my memory was jogged about this item
  but, as I was directly involved at the time --- being the last person to handle said jig saw & all the valuable memorabalia attached to it
  was concerned to say the least.
  Having belatedly read the above  thread I am so glad things turned out o k , & it is back where it now docks  good news