On Tuesday 26 January a piped procession through Wick featured in the unveiling ceremony for the new Caithness Flag. The Lord Lyon and the Communities Vexillologist were both in attendance and gave speeches to all those present. Caithness is the first community on mainland Scotland to gain its own flag. It is also the first […]
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A new flag for Birmingham
The City of Birmingham, England’s second city and Europe’s largest local authority, has formally launched a competition to design a flag for registration with with the Flag Institute. Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Mike Leddy, chair of the Birmingham Flag Project Team, said: You may well think that Birmingham already has a flag, but this isn’t […]
New Exmoor Flag announced
A unique unveiling ceremony has launched the much-anticipated Exmoor Flag at the West Somerset Railway in Minehead. To great fanfare and flag-waving, the new flag rumbled down the track blazoned on a majestic steam locomotive. Jenny Stevens designed the winning flag. ‘The flag tells a story of Exmoor’s varied terrain,’ explained Jenny, ‘sea meets river […]
Exmoor Flag competition gets off the ground
Last month saw the launch of the free-to-enter competition to design the official flag for Exmoor. The closing date for entries is Monday 21 July. A public vote will choose the winning design, and the official unveiling will take place in October. The Exmoor Flag Project has already raised much interest locally. It includes Robin […]
Historic County Flags Day
The Association of British Counties has issued a press release regarding Historic County Flags Day. The first Historic County Flags day will take place on Wednesday 23 July 2014. The Flag Institute, which maintains the UK Flag Registry, is supporting this initiative. So, too, is the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Flag Institute CEO […]
Willenhall Flag: voting opens
After weeks of work, the judging panel has reduced 69 entries to a shortlist of six. These will now go to a public vote to create an official flag for Willenhall Contributions came from local schools as well as the people of Willenhall and further afield. The judges included representatives from the Flag Institute, Poundland, […]
Black Country Flag put to song
In a possible first for a UK sub-national flag, the Black Country Flag now has its own song. Local poet and academic Brian Dakin wrote it for Black Country Day, in the famous YamYam dialect. Brian’s research work involves notions of identity through language, in particular the various Black Country dialects. Having a day and […]
DCLG flys Cornwall Flag to celebrate St Piran’s Day
Cornwall has a proud heritage, a distinct Celtic identity and language, a strong mining past and modern fishing industry. St Piran is the patron saint of Cornish tin miners, and Cornwall celebrates St Piran’s Day each year on 5 March. Festivities and parades began in the late 19th and early 20th century and have become increasing […]
Call for designs in Willenhall Flag competition
Willenhall is set to have its very own community flag, after community group Willenhall Ay We and locally based shopping giant Poundland teamed up to launch a public competition. The Flag Institute will register the winning flag, and budding artists and those with a sense of civic pride are encouraged to submit designs. Seeing a […]
Philip is Communities Vexillologist for the Flag Institute
As Flag Institute Communities Vexillologist, Philip engages, liaises with and supports local and regional communities seeking to develop a flag for inclusion in the UK Flag Registry. Within this role, Philip offers free procedural advice on the best routes to successful registration. He provides resources and templates, undertakes historical research and even draws up the […]
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