Flags in the Flag Institute William Crampton Library

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Hampshire flag – horizontal bicolour of red with a yellow coronet above yellow with a red and white Tudor rose

Hampshire Flag & Day recognised

The Flag Institute has recognised Hampshire’s county flag and county day following support from organisations across the county. Lymington & District Historical Society fronted the campaign, through Chair Caroline Birch, while other supporters included Hampshire Hockey Association. The Hampshire Flag represents the whole community rather than specific institutions in the county. The flag is free […]

Flag Institute logo, former pattern

Spring Conference 2019: tickets available

Tickets for the Flag Institute’s Spring Conference are now available to purchase. Speakers have yet to be announced but date and location are confirmed for Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Imperial College London. The page for purchasing tickets can be found here  

Michael Faul, 2004

In memoriam: Michael Faul

It is with great sadness that the Flag Institute announces the death on the 1 January 2019 of Michael Faul MA FFI FFIAV, former Secretary and long-time Editor of Flagmaster. Michael was a dedicated servant of the Flag Institute and possibly the leading authority on flags in the immediate post-Crampton/Smith era of vexillology. In 2001 […]

Map of registered England Historic County Flags, 9 October 2017

Herefordshire competition to launch in 2019

Herefordshire, one of the final three historic counties in England without a community flag is to launch a competition in 2019. The Flag Institute are supporting this and will provide further information once the competition is open for submissions. So get your thinking caps on in readiness! Once Herefordshire appears on the registry this will […]