Today (9th March) is Commonwealth Day. The current flag for the Commonwealth of Nations was introduced just 16 months ago (November 2013) and contained a number of small but significant changes made to the original flag – first adopted on 26th March 1976. Three year earlier at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Ottawa, […]
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Flore flies full UK Flag range
The Commonwealth Flag Project has taken the opportunity afforded to it by last years registrations of flags for the county of Northamptonshire and the province of Mercia to fly the flag of every layer of identity applicable to its host village of Flore together at the same time. This has resulted in a magnificent display, […]
Parliament Square flags
The flags of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories flying in Parliament Square on the occasion of the State Visit of the President of Indonesia. This is the first time these flags have ever been flown as a coordinated group in the United Kingdom and a stirring sight they are. 21 flags were flown with […]
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England: St George’s Day
England: St George’s Day
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St George’s Day is England’s national day – St George was named as England’s principal patron saint in 1416. St George’s Day is listed as a flag flying day (for England only) by UK[...]
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Huntingdonshire Day: Birthday of...
Huntingdonshire Day: Birthday of...
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Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier. He was MP for his native Huntingdon (1628-9).
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International Workers’ Memorial Day
International Workers’ Memorial Day
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International Workers’ Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work. It is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the[...]
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Staffordshire Day: Anniversary o...
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary o...
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Staffordshire Day commemorates the foundation date of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759). The date was selected by public vote from a list that includes: 5 July – discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard (2009); 6 September[...]
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UK: Coronation of HM The King
UK: Coronation of HM The King
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Europe Day (European Union)
Europe Day (European Union)
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Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May. The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950). https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of[...]
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Guernsey: Liberation Day
Guernsey: Liberation Day
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Guernsey celebrates Liberation Day (Lé Jour dé la Libératiaon in Guernsey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
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Jersey: Liberation Day
Jersey: Liberation Day
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Jersey celebrates Liberation Day (Jour d’la Libéthâtion in Jersey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
