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Flying Flags in the United Kingdom – front cover

Talking flags, community and identity

Talking flags, community and identity with the Big Issue. That’s our President Malcolm Farrow in his latest round of press and radio interviews. www.bigissue.com/news/politics/wave-st-georges-flags-england-national-identity/ Catch up with our earlier Flag Institute press release here. And follow us on BlueSky … “A flag is nothing more than a symbol. That’s all it is. Humanity, ever since […]

The Cumbria community flag – a gold crown on a blue field above horizontal zigzag lines of alternate green and yellow

New Cumbria flag unveiled

The new Cumbria flag – a community flag representing the county as a whole – has entered the UK Flag Registry. Ben Walker’s winning design features a bold horizontal zigzag pattern in green and yellow, representing the rugged local landscape. Above this, on a blue field, is a heraldic ancient crown, evoking Cumbria’s past as […]

Flags in the spotlight on Historic County Flags Day 2025, Parliament Square, London

Flags in the spotlight: FI press release

With flags in the spotlight countrywide, late August has been a hectic time for the Flag Institute. In 30+ radio and press interviews, President Malcolm Farrow and Chief Vexillologist Graham Bartram have been discussing how flags reflect history, community and identity across the UK. Meanwhile CEO Leigh Wetherall has issued a press release urging ‘individuals, […]

The community flag of Girvan (South Ayrshire) - a central black crag on white above wavy lines of white and green

New Girvan flag unveiled

A hoisting ceremony on Saturday 2 August unveiled the overwhelming winner of the recent Girvan flag competition. Winter Ingram of Sacred Heart Primary designed a flag with a black Ailsa Craig and green waves for the river Girvan and the sea, reflecting the town’s maritime heritage and civic identity. Around half of voters chose her […]