Controversy persists about whether the British national flag should be called “the Union Flag” or “the Union Jack”. Though the general public almost universally uses “Union Jack”, some are convinced that “Union Flag” is the correct term and that “Union Jack” should be used only when the flag is flown from the jack-staff in the […]
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FI President on BBC World Service & CBBC Newsround
The Flag Institute is an educational charity, and we work hard to spread knowledge and understanding of flags to all age-groups. For that reason we are especially pleased to have been featured on CBBC’s Newsround this week. On Tuesday FI President, Malcolm Farrow, somehow managed to make flags sound appealing to CBBC youngsters, the international […]
NZ Flag: speech at Victoria University
John Key MP, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, has made a speech at Victoria University in Wellington, launching his proposal for a referendum on the future on the nation’s flag. You can read the speech here. It is a most impressive, thoughtful and statesmanlike view of the significance of a national flag in the […]
DCLG flys Cornwall Flag to celebrate St Piran’s Day
Source: www.gov.uk St Piran’s Day is named after Cornwall’s patron saint of tin miners and is celebrated far and wide on 5 March each year. The day first started being observed in the late 19th and early 20th century and has become increasing popular since the 1950s. In recent years celebrations and parades marking the […]
Call for designs in Willenhall Flag competition
Willenhall is set to have its very own community flag and budding artists and those with a sense of civic pride are being encouraged to submit designs. The flag will be officially registered with the Flag Institute, as community website Willenhall Ay We.co.uk and locally based shopping giant Poundland have teamed up to launch a […]
“We are not encouraging a change to the flag”
Source: The Atlantic The Flag Institute, the U.K.’s national flag charity and the largest membership-based vexillological organization in the world, recently polled its members and found that nearly 65 percent of respondents felt the Union Jack should be changed if Scotland becomes independent. And after the poll, the organization found itself flooded with suggested replacements […]
Philip is Communities Vexillologist for the Flag Institute
Source: BAE Systems Philip is a Strategy Analyst with the Combat Air & International Strategy team; responsible for International Market Analysis. Supporting communities Philip works as the Community Vexillologist for the Flag Institute, which primarily involves engaging, liaising and supporting local and regional communities who are seeking to develop a flag and have it included […]
New flag design competition: Evenley, Northants
The village of Evenley in Northamptonshire has decided to go ahead with a flag competition and would like to invite Flag Institute members and any other vexillologists to submit proposals. Submissions should be made over the Christmas and New Year period either via email (evenleypc@sky.com) or posted to: Joyce Stevens (Parish Clerk) Evenley Parish Council […]
Northamptonshire Flag: voting opens
The competition to select a flag for Northamptonshire has now reached the voting stage, after four finalists were selected by a judging panel which included Flag Institute representation. People will also be asked to vote for their preferred dates for a county flag flying day – known as Northamptonshire Day. Voting can be done by […]
BBC ‘deluged’ with designs in Flag Institute-inspired debate
Following the national conversation kick-started by the Flag Institute this week on what might happen to the flag of the United Kingdom in the event of Scottish independence, the BBC have admitted that they have since been ‘deluged’ by flag designs submitted by members of the public. Whilst some of the designs were – inevitably […]
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England: St George’s Day
England: St George’s Day
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St George’s Day is England’s national day – St George was named as England’s principal patron saint in 1416. St George’s Day is listed as a flag flying day (for England only) by UK[...]
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Huntingdonshire Day: Birthday of...
Huntingdonshire Day: Birthday of...
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Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier. He was MP for his native Huntingdon (1628-9).
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International Workers’ Memorial Day
International Workers’ Memorial Day
Apr 28 all-day
International Workers’ Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work. It is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the[...]
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Staffordshire Day: Anniversary o...
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary o...
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Staffordshire Day commemorates the foundation date of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759). The date was selected by public vote from a list that includes: 5 July – discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard (2009); 6 September[...]
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UK: Coronation of HM The King
UK: Coronation of HM The King
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The Coronation Day 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 Coronation Day of HM The King is also listed as[...]
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Europe Day (European Union)
Europe Day (European Union)
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Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May. The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950). https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of[...]
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Guernsey: Liberation Day
Guernsey: Liberation Day
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Guernsey celebrates Liberation Day (Lé Jour dé la Libératiaon in Guernsey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
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Jersey: Liberation Day
Jersey: Liberation Day
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Jersey celebrates Liberation Day (Jour d’la Libéthâtion in Jersey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
