Willenhall is set to have its very own community flag and budding artists and those with a sense of civic pride are being encouraged to submit designs. The flag will be officially registered with the Flag Institute, as community website Willenhall Ay We.co.uk and locally based shopping giant Poundland have teamed up to launch a […]
“We are not encouraging a change to the flag”
Source: The Atlantic The Flag Institute, the U.K.’s national flag charity and the largest membership-based vexillological organization in the world, recently polled its members and found that nearly 65 percent of respondents felt the Union Jack should be changed if Scotland becomes independent. And after the poll, the organization found itself flooded with suggested replacements […]
Philip is Communities Vexillologist for the Flag Institute
Source: BAE Systems Philip is a Strategy Analyst with the Combat Air & International Strategy team; responsible for International Market Analysis. Supporting communities Philip works as the Community Vexillologist for the Flag Institute, which primarily involves engaging, liaising and supporting local and regional communities who are seeking to develop a flag and have it included […]
Northamptonshire Flag: voting opens
The competition to select a flag for Northamptonshire has now reached the voting stage, after four finalists were selected by a judging panel which included Flag Institute representation. People will also be asked to vote for their preferred dates for a county flag flying day – known as Northamptonshire Day. Voting can be done by […]