Bogus School Band Colours

Photo & text sent in by David Cresswell

Must reserve comment upon how this item came into my care in 1970!!

It is a 'bona fide' specimen of standard issue colours! 100% genuine & from a reliable, 'authorised' source (be assured! - it was not knocked up in a duka in River Road or Bazaar Street!)

School Band 'colours' were not awarded at that time & I cannot recall sight of any being worn.

Comment from Steve Le Feuvre:
These (bogus) colours were never awarded officially, but a few examples circulated in the early 1970s.....all 'self-awarded', I believe!!

Legitimate "Band" colours were awarded from 1974/75 as official School colours, and I was one of the first recipients. Those colours just said "BAND", the "SCH" from the 'fake run' being dropped to set them apart from those 'unofficial' versions!!