Leicestershire Leicestershire, the last historic English county without a community flag, has launched a design competition through BBC Radio Leicester. The closing date for entries is Friday 28 February 2020, and the Flag Institute looks forward to Leicestershire taking its rightful place in the UK Flag Registry. If you wish to submit a design, please […]
Skye Flag competition
A hugely successful Skye Flag competition attracted a total of 369 entries – mainly from Skye but also from India, Portugal, USA and France. The judges drew up a shortlist of six finalists on 31 January 2020, and these designs subsequently went to public vote. The unveiling ceremony for the winning flag took place in Portree […]
UK Flag registrations: Herefordshire, Isle of Purbeck, Marden, Wadhurst
Recent months have seen several community flags enter the Flag Institute’s UK Flag Registry. A warm welcome goes to Herefordshire, the Isle of Purbeck, and two villages – Marden and Wadhurst. Follow the links below to view the successful flags: Herefordshire https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/herefordshire/ Purbeck https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/isle-of-purbeck/ Marden https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/marden-herefordshire/ Wadhurst https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/wadhurst-sussex/
Winter Conference: speakers & tickets
The Flag Institute AGM & Winter 2019 Conference will take place on Saturday 2 November. The venue is the People’s History Museum, Manchester, home to the world’s largest trade union and political banner collection. Tickets are free to Flag Institute members. Speakers and presentations include… Annie M. Platoff FF, Slavic Studies Librarian at University of California […]
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