We marked our 50th Anniversary on St George’s Day, 23 April 2021 and spent a full year celebrating!
All our Golden Jubilee events were online or hybrid – a Flag Institute first – beaming every talk live to a global audience.
Thanks to our international line-up of speakers:
- Filmmaker Patrick O’Connor joined us from Chicago
- Visual artist Luke Jerram zoomed in from Bristol
- Brian Elliott (European Maritime Safety Agency) worked late in Lisbon
- David Field FAICD (Merchant Navy War Memorial Fund Ltd) rose early Down Under
- And our partners in flag organisations worldwide played a big part in the festivities
- from Zagreb, FIAV President Željko Heimer
- from Ljubljana, Heraldica Slovenica’s Aleksander Hribovšek and Anže Hobič
- in London Anton Pihl (Nordic Flag Society) and Roger Ourset (Société Française de Vexillologie)
It was a year to remember! Here’s to the next half-century!
Golden Jubilee programme
Saturday 23 April 2022: Spring ’22 Conference, David Game College, London
- Speakers: Professor Dominic Bryan, Anton Pihl, Roger Ourset, Nick Farley, John Hall
- Special Golden Jubilee exhibition: Who Dey Vex! by Bankoleart
- Flag Institute 50th Anniversary: Gala Dinner, Ferus Suite, Hilton Doubletree, Tower of London
Saturday 20 November 2021: AGM & Winter ’21 Conference, People’s History Museum, Manchester
- Speakers: Luke Jerram, Dr Matthew Stallard, John Cartledge
- President’s Drinks, Oast House, Manchester
Friday 3 September 2021: Merchant Navy Day Special (online)
- Speakers: David Craddock, Brian Elliott, David Field
Thursday 15 July 2021: Heraldica Slovenica Special (online)
- Speakers: Aleksander Hribovšek, Anže Hobič
Friday 23 April 2021: 50th birthday party (online)
- Speaker: Patrick O’Connor
