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CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES FOOTBALL CLUB
CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES RFC
FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2007/08
CHARLIE NORTHFIELD (1980) - ARRESTED IN GAMBIA
CSM BOTTLE MATCH RESULTS - February 2008
NGS OPEN GARDEN, WENDRON, HELSTON- JULY 6TH 2008
2007/08 GRADUATION
THE 20TH VANCOUVER GIANT ANNUAL BARBEQUE
CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES FOOTBALL CLUB
CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES RFC
FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2007/08
CHARLIE NORTHFIELD (1980) - ARRESTED IN GAMBIA
CSM BOTTLE MATCH RESULTS - February 2008
NGS OPEN GARDEN, WENDRON, HELSTON- JULY 6TH 2008
2007/08 GRADUATION
THE 20TH VANCOUVER GIANT ANNUAL BARBEQUE
Graduation Ball 2006
Welcome to the Camborne School of Mines Association website where you can keep up with events, members and learn all about what everyone has been doing.
The Camborne School of Mines Association was formed for all former students of the School and is an independent, self-governing organisation which finances itself entirely, mostly through the subscriptions of the members. The annual subscription is £20 (30 Euros) which can be paid to the Secretary of the CSM Association by Standing Order, Cheque, Credit Card or Cash.
There are about 1,000 members who receive three newsletters per year and a copy of the CSM Association Journal, which has been published since 1896. The Association helps to organise social functions throughout the world. Functions have been organised in Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Jo'burg and Vancouver, to name but a few.
The Association maintains a database of former students, so we can help to keep you in touch with each other, wherever you are. About half the members are residing or working overseas, particularly in Australia, Malaysia, Southern Africa, West Africa, and in the U.S. and Canada. Many being employed in production mining, or in exploration, in tunnelling, civil engineering, quarrying, or in associated financial institutions. There used to be a saying that at the bottom of every hole in the world you would find a Cornishman. However, increasingly, graduates are involved with the oil industry, so there is a very active branch of the Association in Aberdeen.
Former students have traditionally had very close links with each other and with CSM. Sport has always played a very important part of the life of the School. The CSM RFC and CSM AFC have both recently celebrated their Centenary years and are amongst the oldest football clubs in the UK. The major social functions throughout the year are the 'Barrel Match' where current students play past students at rugby, soccer, hockey and squash and the 'Bottle Match' where CSM plays its old adversary, the Royal School of Mines (RSM) for a black, battered, metal bottle.
We are proud to wear the silver, blue and gold emblem with the fifteen balls of Cornwall overlaid by CSM and crossed pick and shovel, and the motto 'Laboris Gloria Ludi', which has always been taken to mean 'Work Hard, Play Hard'.
See links to right for membership forms, missing members and merchandise. Also, visit the Links page for an up-to-date list of employment opportunities around the world.
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Claire Yelland CSM Association Secretary C.Yelland@exeter.ac.uk |