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Old 17-03-18, 11:03 AM
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I am researching College CCFs and would like to know anything about the Ardingly College (West Sussex) CCF,its badges etc and if possible the history of its CCF Bugle Band.
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Old 17-03-18, 11:35 AM
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Originally a School Cadet Corps, Ardingley Officer Training Corps was formed with 3 officers and 93 cadets in 19.10.08.

It is probable that the pre-1908 cadet corps were wearing the Sussex VB, their local Volunteer Battalion, cap badge before the OTC badge was introduced. The OTC was all brass and based on the Sussex Regt design.

The OTC scheme was replaced by the JTC in 1941 but I am not aware of a JTC titled badge so they may have kept the OTC or adopted the Sussex one.

The CCF was formed in 1947. At some time after this the CCF had their own badge made. The CCF badge is the same as the OTC design but with the CCF title and is found in bi-metal and in anodised aluminium.

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Old 17-03-18, 01:15 PM
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With regard to the anodised aluminium example cap badge - all of those I have handled have an issue number scratched/etched into the rear of the badge (twice oddly). The example in my collection is numbered 609.

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The 4 badges as worn posted in gallery and my album -OTC & C C F
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Old 18-03-18, 07:54 PM
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As far as I'm aware they are now badged to the PWRR and wear the khaki beret with bronzed PWRR badge.
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Old 22-03-18, 02:57 PM
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Hi David.

I have attached a number of images of Ardingly OTC and CCF badges in my collection and also some passages from the main histories of the school (Ardingly 1858-1946 by Perry published 1951 and Ardingly College 1939-1990 by Argent published 1991) that concern the bugle band and military band. Not a great deal of info and hard to find because neither book has an index!

The brass OTC cap badges shown differ in that there are devices in the outer scrolls of the one on the left and the one on the right has a very full set of full stops. The cloth arm badge is that of the 1922 shooting team.
As Alan has said, there is no JTC cap badge known but a cloth JTC title was made around 1945 according to the school journal. I have never seen one though.
The CCF badge is in bimetal and as others have said it was later issued in an anodised aluminium form. The cloth title at the top was that worn on battledress and the one below was the brassard version which arrived with 'woolie pullies' in the late 1970's. The other brassard title seems to have been worn by the Royal Signals section and is in fact a doctored version of the yellow and green one. The central stripe has been embroidered and the the colour changes made by paint! The signals section set themselves apart by wearing the R.Sigs cap badge and stable belt as well as this brassard title it would appear.

Incidentally, Ardingly College seems to be one of the few (if not the only) schools that has a British army regimental device incorporated in it's arms and crest. In Ardingly's case, the Rousillon plume of the Royal Sussex. Permission being granted to use it around 1935.

Hope this helps your research.
Kind regards, Andrew.
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