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 […]
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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 […]
Skye Flag competition
A hugely successful Skye Flag competition attracted a total of 369 entries – mainly from Skye but also from India, Portugal, USA and France. The judges drew up a shortlist of six finalists on 31 January 2020, and these designs subsequently went to public vote. The unveiling ceremony for the winning flag took place in Portree […]
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