Image: Daniel Forsyth, Grampian Online
New flags for Moray and Banffshire are in prospect after a design competition that opened on 27 February 2023.
Communities Vexillologist Phillip Tibbetts visited ten local schools during the competition launch.
‘The kids are very enthusiastic about this,’ said Philip, who is also March Herald and Honorary Vexillologist at the Lyon Court.
‘Around Scotland we have had a number of schoolchildren win these competitions and the fact that we have nine- and eleven-year-olds winning shows they get the importance of flags.’
The Moray competition attracted a total of 626 designs from across the world.
A local panel reduced them to a shortlist of four and voting is now open until Tuesday 8 August.
The Banffshire competition attracted a total of 424 designs.
A local panel reduced them to a shortlist of four and voting is now open until Tuesday 8 August.
The Court of Lord Lyon and the Flag Institute will register the new flags for Moray and Banffshire.
The unveiling ceremonies will take place later this year.
