The county flags of England, Scotland and Wales starred in the House of Commons on Thursday 22 July. To date 52 historic counties have entered a flag in the UK Flag Registry. And to celebrate Historic County Flags Day on 23 July, the flags flew together in Parliament Square, London. Among them were newcomers Herefordshire […]
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Leicestershire Flag unveiled
Congratulations to Leicestershire – the latest and last of the 39 historic English counties to enter the UK Flag Register. The new Leicestershire Flag displays a cinquefoil (five-petalled flower) above a running fox on a red-and-white-zigzag background. These traditional emblems appear throughout the county – used by towns, sports clubs and organisations alike. The fox […]
Leicestershire Flag vote
Voting ran from Monday 16 November to Sunday 29 November in the BBC Radio Leicester-run competition to choose a flag for Leicestershire. Leicestershire will be the last historic English county to enter the UK Flag Registry. Watch out for the announcement of the winner!
World Series of Flags: Penkhull cockerel crows again
The World Series of Flags has its first winner. After a record Twitter vote, Penkhull scooped the British, European and World titles. The Stoke-on-Trent community narrowly defeated Tiree for the crown of most popular community flag. Congratulations to two great flags – the Penkhull cockerel and the Tiree ‘Sun of Barley’. And thanks, too, to […]
Skye Flag unveiled
The unveiling of the first-ever official Skye Flag took place in Portree on Monday 24 August 2020. The winning flag was chosen after a 15-month design competition that attracted 369 entries – including 200 from local schoolchildren – and over 7,000 votes cast through the West Highland Free Press and its website. Its designer, 9-year-old […]
Maryhill Flag competition
The proud Glasgow district of Maryhill has launched a competition to design a community flag representing its unique character. Individuals, schools and community groups can all create proposals for a ‘Flag for Maryhill’. The winning flag will be free to use and available to all. A panel including celebrity guest judges Janey Godley and Jane […]
World Series of Flags
Flag Twitter polls go truly international in the inaugural World Series of Flags, hosted jointly by @FlagInstitute, @VexillologyI, @Vexillologie, @DrapeauxSFV and @FlagsMarch. Flags from England, France, Ireland, Scotland, USA and Wales go head to head from Monday 3 August 2020. Each poll in the World Series of Flags lasts 24 hours. The winners of the […]
Vote now in the FA Cup of Flags!
The FA Cup of Flags is here! Check out the Flag Institute Twitter poll, #FACupOfFlags. This prestigious competition will identify the UK Flag Registry‘s top flags. Flag nerd in isolation or sports fan missing your competitive fix? From the comfort of your bedroom, covered wall to wall in flags, you know you want to join […]
Cover drive
The Flag Institute makes the pages of Country Life! As well as its usual property, interior design, gardening and cookery articles, the latest issue (5 February 2020) boasts a full-colour cover featuring county flags, plus a seven-page article by Eleanor Doughty. Extensively quoted are the Flag Institute’s own Communities Vexillologist, Philip Tibbetts, and President, Malcolm Farrow. […]
Leicestershire Competition + Langwathby and Hebridean updates
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 […]
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