Members of Westbury and Districts Historical Society were astounded when several original banners in their original tin box were unearthed during renovations at the town hall in Westbury, Tasmania. The banners were made by George Tutill Ltd in 1896, and had the original paperwork including the invoice and insurance document with the banners in the [...]
Tasmanian Renovations Unearth Flags Of Yesteryear
January 24th, 2012Armed Forces Day Flags To Compete With Olympic Flags For Space
January 23rd, 2012A clash of priorities is threatening to mar Armed Forces Day at St. Ives, Cornwall, when Olympic flags are to be flown in the town to celebrate the games, while commemorative flags for Armed Forces Day should also be flying to recognise their day of observance. The town has been told by the London Organising [...]
Town Councillors Campaign For Flagpoles
January 23rd, 2012Town councillors from Bideford, North Devon, are in disagreement with their Devon County Council colleagues who claimed that three flagpoles requested by the town councillors for Bideford town square were nothing more than “clutter.” In a recent article, the North Devon Gazette said that the town council was notified by the county council that the [...]
Conviction Quashed For Racist Flag Printing Practical Joker
January 23rd, 2012An employee at a New Jersey printing firm has had his conviction quashed at an appeal court after he was previously found guilty of printing thousands of copies of a racist slogan written on an image of a confederate flag. State Police told Carl Hreha, if he was willing to confess to the crime he [...]
Flag Flying To Be Made Easier In The UK Thanks To New Laws
January 23rd, 2012It will soon be easier for sports teams, societies, pubs and clubs to hoist national flags thanks to modifications being made to the current laws that preside over flag flying in the UK. Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, said that it is the Government’s mission to minimise bureaucracy and to reduce the amount of red tape [...]
Embarrassment For Vietnam As Incorrect Chinese Flag Flown For Dignitaries
January 23rd, 2012When Chinese dignitaries visited Vietnam, the Vietnamese were determined to put on a show that would help rebuild the relationship between the two countries. Regrettably, the scores of flags that were put on display were incorrect. When China’s Vice President Xi Jinping visited Vietnam, the sea of flags that were flown to greet him were [...]
Bangladeshis Mark Independence Day With Flag Raising In Sunderland
January 23rd, 2012To celebrate their country’s Independence Day, Wearside’s Bangladeshi community in Sunderland celebrated with a flag raising ceremony. The celebrations were started at Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre in Tatham Street, Hendon, where a day of activities was preceded by a flag-raising ceremony. The festivities were held on December 16th in recognition of the day the country [...]
Uruguay Ports To Refuse Entry To Falkland Flagged Vessels
January 23rd, 2012In a move that has surprised many people, President Jose Mujica of Uruguay, has declared that any vessel bearing the flag of the Falkland Islands will not be permitted to come to shore in Uruguay. The ban on the flags has perplexed Merco Press, and industry insiders said that the decision is all the more [...]
Returning Soldier Son To Be Welcomed Home With ‘Talisman’ Flag
December 20th, 2011When a Rifles Regiment Corporal returns from a tour in Afghanistan, his parents will take down a flag that they have flown since his departure. The flag will be presented to him at his official homecoming parade. The New Inn in Shipton Gorge, near Bridport in Dorset, has had a Union Flag flying at the [...]
Rainbow Flag Flown At Oxford College To Promote LGBT Awareness
December 20th, 2011A gay pride movement has had its rainbow flag flown over Oxford’s Wadham College for the first time. To raise awareness of LGBT and to promote the annual Queerfest event that is held in the college, it was decided that the rainbow flag should be hoisted as a mark of recognition. The Queerfest event followed [...]
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