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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  

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 […]

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 […]

East Lothian and Sutherland Flags unveiled

The winner of the East Lothian flag competition was unveiled on the 13th December at a reception hosted by the Lord Provost, after 1500 people voted. The design plays homage to county as home to the legendary origin site of the Saltire. The lion recalls that on the civic arms, referring to the Earldom of […]