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THE C.U.R.S. HAVE A HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1980 WHEN WE WHERE KNOW AS THE COMMANCHEROES THEN IN LATE 95 . WE ADDED C.U.R.S. TO THE NAME THEN IN JULY 1997 WE DROPPED THE NAME COMMANCHEROES AND THE C.U.R.S. WAS BORN.
OUR COMMANDING OFFICER, MAJOR. PHIL "BUCK" DAY FOUNDED BOTH SOCIETIES.
BUCK AS HE IS KNOW TO HIS FRIENDS GOES BACK AS FAR AS 1971 WHEN HE WAS A MEMBER OF SO.SK.AN.. WE ARE NOW GROWING ALL THE TIME.
WE COVER TWO UNITS PLUS A MEDICAL CORPS
OUR UNITS ARE 23rd VA Co I AND 97th N.Y Co E .
WE MEET ONCE A WEEK ON A FRIDAY NIGHT IN FAIRWATER CARDIFF SOUTH WALES U.K. . WHERE MEMBERS ARE TAUGHT FOOT/ARMS DRILL, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASPECTS OF LIVING HISTORY OF THE PERIOD.
ALSO PREPARATIONS AND CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES FOR FORTHCOMING EVENTS, SUCH AS LIVING HISTORY CAMPS AND BATTLES ARE MADE . OUR WOMENS SECTION ALSO PLAYS AN ACTIVE PART IN ALL EVENTS. WE GIVE HELP TO NEW MEMBERS TO GET THERE UNIFORMS & SHOTGUN LICENSES & BLACK POWDER CERTIFICATES . WE ONLY USE WOOL & NATURAL FIBRES ONE IT IS HISTORICALY CORRECT, AND ITS SAFER IF YOU GET A BURN FROM A MUSKET OR OF THE CAMP FIRE IT WILL JUST SMOULDER AS WITH NYLON IT WILL MELT ON YOU .
WE ARE ONE OF THE FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE F.I.S.A.C.W. MEMBERS AT THE MOMENT ARE 9th NEW YORK CAV (KENT) 16th TENN (SO.SK.AN.) ASS. MEMBERS (ESSEX) SUTLERS STORES (BOUREMOUTH) & 23rd V.A. HONORARY (U.S.A)
NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO THE C.U.R.S.
SO IF YOU CANT MAKE IT TO MEETING NIGHTS COME TO THE
WEEKENDS
YOU WILL BE MADE WELCOME
EDUCTION /CHARTY
THE SOCIETY HAS ITS OWN MUSEUM WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTERS AND A COLLECTION OF GENUINE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RELICS. WE ALSO GIVE LECTURES TO SCHOOLS, YOUTH CLUBS AND ADVISE THEATRICAL GROUPS
OUR MAIN CHARITY WE SUPPORT IS
DONATING SO FAR IN LAST YEARS £ 1000.00 .
WE ARE AN NON PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION
Our members now come from all over the country the west country. surrey, bonger ,darbeyshire, westmidlands,west wales, hamshire,and south wales,
