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Bloxwich Flag – a cross alternately black and green on white, with a black rampant lion (upper hoist) and a green tree (lower hoist) canton

Bloxwich adds to Black Country community flags

The town of Bloxwich in the Black Country is the latest addition to the registry. It features a green and black cross on white with a tree and lion which recall legends and events in the towns past. The flag can be seen in the registry here Bloxwich not only follows the growing national trend […]

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Preparing for Black Country Day at Black Country Radio, March 2014

Black Country Flag put to song

The Black Country flag has become what could be the first sub-national flag in the country to have a song dedicated to it. Noted local poet and academic Brian Dakin (pictured to the right of the photo along with Steve Welch of Black Country Radio and Gaz Sawers, organiser of Black Country Day & Festival […]

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