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Staffordshire
The flag of Staffordshire was registered on March 28th 2016 as a “traditional” design because of its centuries old association with the county, the flag was also the winner of an online poll of two competing proposals, held by the … Continue reading
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Mercia Day
Mercia Day is June 22nd, the feast day of Saint Alban Saint Alban is the first recorded British Christian martyr, believed to have been beheaded in the Roman city of Verulamium, modern day St. Albans in Hertfordshire, sometime during the … Continue reading
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Northumbria Day
Northumbria Day is August 31st, the feast day of Saint Aidan. Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk and missionary credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. He founded a monastic cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, served as its first … Continue reading
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Buckinghamshire Day
Buckinghamshire Day is July 29th, the date when the first Paralympics were held, in Buckinghamshire, in 1948. The Stoke Mandeville Games in Buckinghamshire were held for servicemen who had suffered injuries. It was organised by German doctor Sir Ludwig Guttmann, … Continue reading
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East Anglia Day
East Anglia Day is March 8th, the feast day of Saint Felix. Felix was the first bishop of the East Angles and is credited as introducing Christianity to the kingdom of East Anglia. He travelled from his homeland of Burgandy … Continue reading
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Caithness
The flag of Caithness was revealed on January 26th 2016 at a ceremony held at New Caithness House, Wick, attended by Dr Joseph Morrow, the Lord Lyon (chief heraldic authority in Scotland), representatives from the Highland Council and various organisations … Continue reading
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Rutland
The flag of England’s smallest county, Rutland, was registered on November 9th 2015. The design is a banner of the arms awarded to Rutland County Council and its successor administration, in 1950. William the Conqueror awarded land in the county … Continue reading
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Somerset Day
The county day of Somerset is May 11th. This date was chosen in January 2015 in an online poll organised by a group of local businesses named “Passion for Somerset”. Group member John Turner stated that “Somerset needs some identity. … Continue reading
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Bedfordshire Day
The county day of Bedfordshire is November 28th, the birthday of celebrated local son John Bunyan, preacher and author. This date topped a poll held by the Friends of Bedfordshire Society to decide the county day and was announced as … Continue reading
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Flintshire
The flag of Flintshire / Sir Y Fflint was registered on February 25th 2015. The design, a traditional county emblem, was proposed as the county flag by the Grŵp Cefnogwyr Baner Sir Fflint / Flintshire Flag Supporters Group and enjoyed … Continue reading
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