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[lankey]

could enyone tell me how i could trace my old enamal badge we had to hand them in they must have gone somewhere can enyone help me please

[Thehair]

probably recycled into the shared vans...When they admit that fad didn't work (from what I hear!), the shared vans will probably be recycled and turned into enamel badges

[lankey]

i did not expect this kind of reply i only want help

[60091]

i did'nt hand my badge in!! not many of us did! some still wear theres now

[lankey]

i know a lot did not hand them in .Its a shame i did but they gave me a badge with my name and number

[pyphon]

the gold badge with name and driver number on?

[lankey]

yes that one i think its what you call the cheaper model

[Thehair]

i did not expect this kind of reply i only want help

I thought is was a kinda helpful response, nothing malicious intended

[westham67]

E bay 99p+2.99 p&p make sure you SD it.

[pyphon]

clip came off the back of mine

[gideon 60]

went to a union meeting in the smoke and an area rep still wore his on uniform. he looked immac.

[lankey]

i would like to thank everybody for there response. In the mean time if enyone hears anything could you let me know i will keep checking

[DH73]

When the new style gold badges came out in the 1990s, I point blank refused to wear mine. The reason? Well, it called me 'Dave' instead of my preferred 'David'. I stamped my feet and would not wear it, nor hand in my lovely red enamel badge. In true Royal Mail style, they gave up asking. So I still have them tucked away in the loft.

When we were sent to the uniform stores to collect our kit (as new recruits in 1989), I asked if there was any chance of having my Grandad's old number, 403 NH. The old boy in the stores did some checking and found that a postman in one of the SPDOs had it, so gave me 414 NH instead.

In recent times, when those horrid ID card things came in, I refused to accept mine until they re-did it with David on it, having been on A/L when they asked what we wanted on them. I got my way in the end.

As for where the old badges went, I suspect that they were melted down. Some were made of brass, though mine were silver coloured.

[General Mannerheim]

went to a union meeting in the smoke and an area rep still wore his on uniform. he looked immac.

Well he would as he's not done any work `proper` work since 1970.

[Paul Whitehead]

could enyone tell me how i could trace my old enamal badge we had to hand them in they must have gone somewhere can enyone help me please

Still got mine. And the the spare!