Scampton Cummerbund Trivia
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Scampton Cummerbund Trivia
Sorry to bother you busy people with trivia, but as Units various start to move back into Scampton, can anyone tell me whether there was ever a Stn Cummerbund? My guess would be no, because in the days when Scampton was last fully operational, such things tended only to belong to formed units such as the sqns.
I only ask the Q because the subject came up at work the other day; personally, if such a thing exists, I would prefer to reinstate the old one, rather than, as I have seen elsewhere, a completely new design that has no historical basis.
Words would be great, a picture fantastic.
I'll give it a few days, and then can this thread if there's no response.
TVM
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I only ask the Q because the subject came up at work the other day; personally, if such a thing exists, I would prefer to reinstate the old one, rather than, as I have seen elsewhere, a completely new design that has no historical basis.
Words would be great, a picture fantastic.
I'll give it a few days, and then can this thread if there's no response.
TVM
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I don't think there was a Scampton station cummerbund when I was there in '95 - a couple of years before the station, as such, shut. However, CFS was the only major flying unit (the Reds being part of that illustrious organ) and they had the CFS 'bund. (The newest version of this is far less gopping than previous ones.)
Speak/write to the CFS Adj at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincs NG34 8HB.
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I don't think there was a Scampton station cummerbund when I was there in '95 - a couple of years before the station, as such, shut. However, CFS was the only major flying unit (the Reds being part of that illustrious organ) and they had the CFS 'bund. (The newest version of this is far less gopping than previous ones.)
Speak/write to the CFS Adj at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincs NG34 8HB.
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Thanks for responding, but CFS is not really appropriate, as we are 'standing-up' the new CRC at Scampton.
Options include using the logo from Neatishead (the previous 'CRC South') or even stealing Spiney Norman from CRC Boulmer (where he is currently Hedgehog non-grata).
I will also be in touch with Terrane Promotions to see if they've got anything on file.
Perhaps I shouldn't be worried about this trivia - my greatest concern is whether the FCs and scopies will be able to cope living above ground with windows!
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Thanks for responding, but CFS is not really appropriate, as we are 'standing-up' the new CRC at Scampton.
Options include using the logo from Neatishead (the previous 'CRC South') or even stealing Spiney Norman from CRC Boulmer (where he is currently Hedgehog non-grata).
I will also be in touch with Terrane Promotions to see if they've got anything on file.
Perhaps I shouldn't be worried about this trivia - my greatest concern is whether the FCs and scopies will be able to cope living above ground with windows!
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When I served at sunny Scampton on 35 Sqn in the days before it was handed over to Learning Command, there was certainly no 'station' cummerbund. In fact I suspect that such things were frowned upon in the '70s. And yes, I do mean the 1970s!
There wasn't a station cummerbund either when I did my CFS course in 1989.
In fact I don't think I've ever heard of a flying station having a 'station' cummerbund. Flying squadrons and folk like the Plods and Rocks, perhaps, but certainly no generic 'station' cummerbund.
There wasn't a station cummerbund either when I did my CFS course in 1989.
In fact I don't think I've ever heard of a flying station having a 'station' cummerbund. Flying squadrons and folk like the Plods and Rocks, perhaps, but certainly no generic 'station' cummerbund.
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Not a Station one as such...
Not a huge amount of help but...when I was on exam wing some time ago a bunch of JOs had a water fight in the bar (i feel sure somebody will put the truth up here soon) and shrunk the new bar carpet. Seeing as how they were "asked" to pay for said carpet they took the old one and had it made into cummerbunds...can't remember how many or what branches they all were but....
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Didn't 'Spiney Norman' refer to a really irritating T93 convoy cdr?
Go for something different to annoy the A6 guys at Scampton - shouldn't be difficult!
Didn't 'Spiney Norman' refer to a really irritating T93 convoy cdr?
Go for something different to annoy the A6 guys at Scampton - shouldn't be difficult!
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Maybe, given the balance of comments, a separate 'bund for the CRC would be appropriate? It could include the Boulmer torch with its flame extinguished... 
Let's face it, not much could be worse than the eye-wateringly garish Boulmer cummerbund, with its tasteful Northumberland orange and gold!
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Let's face it, not much could be worse than the eye-wateringly garish Boulmer cummerbund, with its tasteful Northumberland orange and gold!
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A separate CRC one was what I was thinking of ... but if there was a way of incorporating the Scampton of the past that would have been a bonus.
I don't object to the colours of the Boulmer CRC one, it was the thinking behind it that I wasn't so keen on, which is why I continued to wear the 1993 one!
Perhaps I should go for a combination of the English Heritage logo and a big £ sign!
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A separate CRC one was what I was thinking of ... but if there was a way of incorporating the Scampton of the past that would have been a bonus.
I don't object to the colours of the Boulmer CRC one, it was the thinking behind it that I wasn't so keen on, which is why I continued to wear the 1993 one!
Perhaps I should go for a combination of the English Heritage logo and a big £ sign!
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If you're looking to do a CRC cumberbund, why not do it as a tribute to that charming place Buchan - a black scratch and sniff job that smells of fish ....... commemorating the total lack of sunlight up there with the fresh oceanic aroma of many of the local ladies 
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Because Buchan (pronounce boo shann by the posting officer to those who have asked for an overseas tour!) is not something anyone wants to be reminded of. Even though I only spent a couple of weeks there, it was quite long enough!
I have done a bit of a mock-up of my previous suggestion; anyone care to host a 64kb jpg?
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I have done a bit of a mock-up of my previous suggestion; anyone care to host a 64kb jpg?
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QUOTE]pronounce boo shann by the posting officer to those who have asked for an overseas tour[/QUOTE]
Yes, and the swines wouldn't give us LOA or LSSA for being stuck up there!!! Some overseas tour!
Yes, and the swines wouldn't give us LOA or LSSA for being stuck up there!!! Some overseas tour!
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Invent a coat of arms for the CRC... I can see GEMS getting interested...
Here's my attempt (VERY bored!), for a dark blue 'bund:
Argent three Palets Azure and a Bend Sable in chief a Pound Sign Or and in base a Torch bendwise fument Brown on the Bend Sol in Meridian Or and a Roundel Azure charged with Roundels Argent and Gules a Chief Vert and on the Chief a Sword fesswise in pale Argent hilted and pommelled Or.
Boulmer's torch going out... self explanatory. Pound sign dominating the image... self explanatory. Sun... first time FCs are likely to see it often. Sword... for cutting the working day to a minimum
STH, check your PMs.
Here's my attempt (VERY bored!), for a dark blue 'bund:
Argent three Palets Azure and a Bend Sable in chief a Pound Sign Or and in base a Torch bendwise fument Brown on the Bend Sol in Meridian Or and a Roundel Azure charged with Roundels Argent and Gules a Chief Vert and on the Chief a Sword fesswise in pale Argent hilted and pommelled Or.
Boulmer's torch going out... self explanatory. Pound sign dominating the image... self explanatory. Sun... first time FCs are likely to see it often. Sword... for cutting the working day to a minimum
STH, check your PMs.
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Labrador, couchant, sable
I think I'd probably opt for guttée de sang , although that might be as non-PC as the poor critter's name .....
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[QUOTE]Buchan (pronounce boo shann by the posting officer to those who have asked for an overseas tour!)
My first posting was "Bulma" which a few of us thought was in Malta. For a few minutes.
Buggah.
Would it not be a "Labrador squished"?
My first posting was "Bulma" which a few of us thought was in Malta. For a few minutes.
Buggah.
Would it not be a "Labrador squished"?