Flag Type: | County Flag |
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Flag Date: | 1st February 2015 |
Flag Designer: | Brady Ells |
Adoption Route: | Public Vote |
UK Design Code: | UNKG7449 |
Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
Pantone® Colours: | Royal Blue 286, Yellow 109, Cambridge Blue 557 |
Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
Notes: | The Cambridgeshire Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic English county. The flag displays three gold crowns that represent the wider region of East Anglia. The blue field also uses the same shade as the East Anglia Flag. The wavy lines represent the river Cam and are in the light blue of Cambridge University. Following a competition to design a flag for Cambridgeshire, a judging panel shortlisted six designs. A public vote selected the winner. |
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UK: Official Birthday of HM The ...
UK: Official Birthday of HM The ...
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The official birthday of HM The King is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance. The Union Flag is specified. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying The official birthday of HM The King is also listed as[...]
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Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day
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Autistic Pride Day is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK. https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/
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Scotland: Birthday of the Duke o...
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The birthday of the Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales) is listed as a flag flying day by Scottish government guidance. The Scottish Saltire is specified. https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/ The Birthday of the Prince of Wales is[...]
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Shetland Day: Midsummer Day
Shetland Day: Midsummer Day
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Shetland Day takes place annually on 21 June. Shetland Islands Council chose this date simply because it it the longest day of the year.
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Suffolk Day: Midsummer Day
Suffolk Day: Midsummer Day
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Suffolk Day takes place annually on 21 June. Former BBC radio presenter Mark Murphy created the event in 2016. It has since become a staple in the Suffolk calendar, hosted by towns across the county.[...]
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UK: Birthday of the Prince of Wales
UK: Birthday of the Prince of Wales
Jun 21 all-day
The Birthday of the Prince of Wales is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance. The Union Flag is specified. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying Under his Scottish title (Duke of Rothesay), the Birthday is also[...]
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Mercia Day: Feast of St Alban
Mercia Day: Feast of St Alban
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Mercia Day takes place annually on 22 June, the feast of St Alban. St Alban is the first recorded British Christian martyr, by tradition beheaded in Verulamium (modern St Albans) during the third or fourth[...]
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UK: Armed Forces Day
UK: Armed Forces Day
Jun 29 all-day
Armed Forces Day takes place each year on the last Saturday in June. It is an official flag flying day in Scotland. https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/ The UK government does not designate it as an official flag flying[...]