Shropshire group with roots in days of Napoleon to disband
A volunteer group that has its roots back in the days of Napoleon Bonaparte will see its last few, but its final members have had to stepping down because of plummeting numbers.
"The original Loyal Newport Volunteers formed in 1803 in order to fight off Napoleon if his armies reached English shores. And in 1987, the group was reformed as the Mayor of Newport’s Civic Guard – one of only two private armies in England...."