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Giant Jubilee flag flown in Romford

May 17, 2012
While Union Jack flags are being hoisted from public buildings around the country in preparation for the summer’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, few are on the scale of the flag being flown in th... Read More

Rise in Blue Flag beaches in 2012

May 15, 2012
The announcement of the Blue Flag beaches for 2012 has seen nine more beaches in England given the right to fly the coveted flags. Seventy-nine English beaches will be able to hoist the flags over th... Read More

Guernsey flag raised a day early to avoid bad weather

May 10, 2012
The traditional annual raising of the Guernsey flag at the island’s Grosse Rocque was brought forward a day this week, to try to avoid predicted bad weather. The event – which is held ev... Read More

Sheffield mum 'driving' the flag on her car bonnet

May 08, 2012
A Sheffield mum will be driving rather than flying the national flag to mark the summer of national celebrations, after having the bonnet of her car spray painted with the Union Jack. Jo Simpson said... Read More

West End decked out in Union Jack flags to mark Jubilee

May 03, 2012
London’s West End is flying Union Jack flags to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. There are now 147 Union Jack flags decorating Oxford Street, as well as 10 fashion flags which aim to cel... Read More

Salisbury decorates with flags in preparation for Queen's arrival

May 01, 2012
The streets of Salisbury have been decorated with Union Jack flags in preparation for a visit from the Queen today. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were scheduled to visit the Wiltshire Jubilee c... Read More

Ilfracombe flag theft an 'act of treason'

April 26, 2012
Councillors in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe have said the repeated theft of a national flag from one of the town’s most prominent flagpoles is nothing short of an “act of treason&rdq... Read More

Lancashire police face criticism for not flying flag

April 24, 2012
The police station in the Lancashire town of Accrington is receiving some flack for failing to fly the St George’s Cross flag from the station’s flagpole on the national day this week. T... Read More

Gravesham youngsters design Olympic spirit flags

April 19, 2012
Five youngsters from Gravesham in Kent have seen their flag designs hoisted in the town’s Community Square after winning a public competition. The town saw more than 1,000 local children enter... Read More

Resources limit Sussex flag raising

April 17, 2012
The town of Crowborough in East Sussex is to be more selective in its tradition of raising flags in the town to commemorate certain days, as it does not have the staff or resources to continue with th... Read More