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Phew, glad I wasn't working today, I'm cream crackered.

It's tough to know where to start! So many good things, so much POSITIVE feedback on the future and for me, an emphatic illustration of why what we attempt to do is so far removed from mainstream re-enacting as to be a completely different hobby.

It was an absolute pleasure to be 1st Sergeant of the First Company, 10th Ga this weekend. You boys worked hard at drill, performed Guard Duty with nary a murmur, played hard and were a continual source of humour and good FirPer throughout the weekend.

Once again, my thanks go to Major Wheeley, Captains Boulton and O'Sullivan, Lo 'Switch' Harding, Sergeant Hammersley and Corporals Brand, Clayton and Thompson for their help, organisation and acceptance of a 1st Sergeant who can shout, sing and feck about but who has little idea or interest in the, shall we say, more mundane tasks of an Orderly Sergeant...

On a personal note, it was great to work with old comrades Gus, Wes, Alf and Steve again and I loved the crack in camp with Chris Mc, Lozza, Martyn, Doc and Mickey Walsh alongside all the others mentioned. I wish we were there longer because I know I would have enjoyed the Company of anyone who took part this weekend.

The Mess system has been an undoubted success and this event proved it. It doesn't matter what your affiliation, we are all seamlessly moving in the same direction - and though some are faster than others, there is no argument that we want to achieve as good a portrayal of the Civil War Infantryman as is possible in the confines of our 21st Century environment.

I must commend the Civilian citizens of 'Crossroads' for their hard work and undoubted skills in portraying the underrepresented side of the Civil War. It's a pleasure living alongside those folks and their enthusiasm and accuracy just reinforces our own enjoyment of Living History. Where would we be without them? Our representation of the 1860's would be all the poorer without their input.

Well done all; once again I felt proud to be at the head of the Column behind our magnificent Field Music, enjoyed talking to members of the Public who were genuinely impressed by your attention to detail and dedication and experienced some fabulous magic moments - in particular, dozing by an open campfire on the Saturday night, listening to the haunting fiddle music coming from the top end of the camp.

Bad points? Noise pollution from the Top Field, including that well-known CW standard 'My Old Man's a Dustman', Camera toting 'professionals' behind every fecking tree in the camp both days and the fact the event flew by when I'd have been quite happy to have done a week...

And as for the weather in mid-October? Amazing. Bring on Global Warming I say..

Nobby

Some good photos there - just goes to show, there were so many Punters with cameras there, I didn't even spot another.

That Chico of yours is a crackin' feller Jim! Smart too.. didn't take him long to find Cpl OW's nosebag!

Nobby