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Design a flag for Cumbria

Design a community flag for Cumbria! Many English counties already have community flags, but Cumbria doesn’t – yet! An official county flag was created in 1974 for use by councils and public buildings. However, a community flag for Cumbria will belong to everyone. It will celebrate Cumbria’s heritage and culture, raise its profile nationally, express […]

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Design a flag for Girvan

Design a flag for Girvan – that’s the challenge laid down by this South Ayrshire town. After spotting the Caithness flag during a chance visit, a member of Girvan’s lifeboat crew came up with the idea. And now over a dozen schools, councils and community groups – led by Girvan Arts Festival – have come together […]

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Your renewal date is changing

Please note that our renewal dates have changed with effect from Monday 1 July 2024. For memberships expiring 1 July–31 December 2024, your renewal will be due on 1 October 2024, and thereafter on each 1 October. For memberships expiring 1 January–30 June 2025, your renewal will be due on 1 April 2025, and thereafter […]

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French Tricolores fly outside the Assemblée nationale, Paris, on 15 February 2024 to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the flag

Happy 230th birthday to the French tricolore

Chapeau to our friends in the Société Française de Vexillologie (SFV), who recently organised a great day in French vexillology. Thursday 15 February marked the 230th anniversary of the French tricolore in its present form. So the SFV’s Bertrand Valeyre invited Mme Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the Assemblée nationale, to raise the flag in celebration. […]

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