South Uist will have the first officially recognised community flag in the Outer Hebrides. The design has entered the UK Flag Registry here. It will also enter the official records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, which approves all flags in Scotland. The flag is a white-edged blue Nordic cross on a green background, […]
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Bloxwich added to Black Country community flags
The Black Country town of Bloxwich is the latest addition to UK Flag Registry. It features a green and black cross on white with a tree and lion that recall legends and events in the town’s past. You can view the flag here. Bloxwich follows the growing national trend for community flags but also a […]
Cinque Ports sea change
The Cinque Ports have a new flag in the UK Flag Registry. Last year the Cinque Ports Authority asked the Flag Institute to develop a community flag, allowing the Authority to maintain exclusive use of the traditional banner. The Communities Vexillologist reverse-engineered the traditional banner by taking and extending the gold ships on blue, and […]
Berkshire Flag enters UK Flag Registry
The Berkshire Flag has taken up its rightful position in the UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute accepted the submission on 2 March after requesting a fresh realisation before completing registration. The new official flag features a red stag with a ‘royal’ twelve-point pair of antlers, evoking the Berkshire’s flora, fauna and royal status. You […]
Staffordshire Flag vote: result
County flags have become an important part of our regional and national identity. Most historic English counties have a recognised county flag, but Staffordshire did not. The Flag Institute maintains the UK Flag Registry as a definitive record of county and community flags, and works with county organisations to come up with suitable designs. The […]
Staffordshire Flag vote
County flags have become an important part of our regional and national identity. Most historic English counties have a recognised county flag, but Staffordshire does not. The Flag Institute maintains the UK Flag Registry as a definitive record of county and community flags, and works with county organisations to come up with suitable designs. The […]
Denny and Dunipace Flag: call for entries
Following the success of Caithness, Scotland’s next flag competition is now underway in Denny and Dunipace, near Falkirk. The Denny and Dunipace Flag Competition team is running the competition. The Denny and District Community Council has authorised it, and the Charette Fund will provide funding. The Charette Fund was established with a grant from the […]
Caithness Flag registered
On Tuesday 26 January a piped procession through Wick featured in the unveiling ceremony for the new Caithness Flag. The Lord Lyon and the Communities Vexillologist were both in attendance and gave speeches to all those present. Caithness is the first community on mainland Scotland to gain its own flag. It is also the first […]
A new flag for Birmingham
The City of Birmingham, England’s second city and Europe’s largest local authority, has formally launched a competition to design a flag for registration with with the Flag Institute. Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Mike Leddy, chair of the Birmingham Flag Project Team, said: You may well think that Birmingham already has a flag, but this isn’t […]
New Exmoor Flag announced
A unique unveiling ceremony has launched the much-anticipated Exmoor Flag at the West Somerset Railway in Minehead. To great fanfare and flag-waving, the new flag rumbled down the track blazoned on a majestic steam locomotive. Jenny Stevens designed the winning flag. ‘The flag tells a story of Exmoor’s varied terrain,’ explained Jenny, ‘sea meets river […]
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