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Cover illustration – Creating Local and Community Flags, 2013 edition

New flag design competition: Evenley, Northants

The Northamptonshire village of Evenley is holding a flag competition and invites proposals from Flag Institute members and any other vexillologists. to submit proposals. Please make your submissions over the Christmas and New Year period either via email (evenleypc@sky.com) or by post to: Joyce Stevens (Parish Clerk) Evenley Parish Council 15 Lawyers Close Evenley Northamptonshire […]

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Northamptonshire Flag competition – four shortlisted designs

Northamptonshire Flag: voting opens

A judging panel that included Flag Institute representation has selected four finalists in the competition to select a flag for Northamptonshire. Voting will now take place to choose the winning flag, as well as the preferred date for a Northamptonshire Day. The poll will be open until 21 April and the winning design will be […]

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County Durham Flag competition - illustration of six shortlisted designs

County Durham Flag competition

The competition to select a new flag for County Durham is in full swing and has attracted some very strong designs. Voting concludes on 20 October.

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DCLG Director General Helen Edwards, with Charles Ashburner and Graham Bartram (Flag Institute) and the North Riding Flag

Creating Local & Community Flags

The Flag Institute has launched its latest flag guide, Creating Local & Community Flags, at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Read the DCLG press release here: – New guide for communities to design their own flags. Pictured is the North Riding Flag with Chief Executive Charles Ashburner, Chief Vexillologist Graham Bartram and […]

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County Durham Flag competition, logo

County Durham Flag competition

Flag Institute member Andy Strangeway is coordinating the competition to design and select the new flag for County Durham. As he and others have pointed out, County Durham is now the only historic northern county not to have its own flag… Lets hope we can rectify that soon!  

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Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, speaks at Flag Institute Spring Meeting 2011.

Freedom to fly flags

Eric Pickles MP unveils his proposals at the Flag Institute Spring Meeting, 2011 The Flag Institute has issued its official response to the relaxation of UK flag regulations announced by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 20 September 2012. The United Kingdom is unique The UK is perhaps unique among modern democracies for […]

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