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Today, Parliament Square is looking particularly stripey – it's Historic County Flag Day!
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
July 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Today, Parliament Square is looking particularly stripey – it's Historic County Flag Day!
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
Things we love to see. Taken today in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Things we love to see. Taken today in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
The attendees who were able to stay for the second day visited the Merchant Adventurers' Hall and the York Army Museum today.
May 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The attendees who were able to stay for the second day visited the Merchant Adventurers' Hall and the York Army Museum today.
Look at all those happy flag nerds! 🤓
Thank you everyone for joining us!
Thank you everyone for joining us!
May 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Look at all those happy flag nerds! 🤓
Thank you everyone for joining us!
Thank you everyone for joining us!
🎤 Visual artist Danladi Kole Bako presented his talk 'Colours: Symbolism for medium of communication', and after a short break, Mike Scott Rumble spoke about the vexillology of civil aviation.
May 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🎤 Visual artist Danladi Kole Bako presented his talk 'Colours: Symbolism for medium of communication', and after a short break, Mike Scott Rumble spoke about the vexillology of civil aviation.
🎤 Stephen Rayner spoke on the contested legitimacy of Croatian symbols in the Anglosphere (1973-99), while Swedish designer Oskar Pernefeldt presented about designing a flag for planet Earth.
May 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🎤 Stephen Rayner spoke on the contested legitimacy of Croatian symbols in the Anglosphere (1973-99), while Swedish designer Oskar Pernefeldt presented about designing a flag for planet Earth.
🎤 Gustavo Tracchia, founding member of the Argentine Association of Vexillology spoke about the introduction of flags and sashes, and Geoff Parsons, our former chair, spoke about standards, guidons, colours, guns and truncheons.
May 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🎤 Gustavo Tracchia, founding member of the Argentine Association of Vexillology spoke about the introduction of flags and sashes, and Geoff Parsons, our former chair, spoke about standards, guidons, colours, guns and truncheons.
Congrats to Bothwell on its new flag!
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
January 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congrats to Bothwell on its new flag!
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
Shared in our WhatsApp group.
What flag is this? 👇
What flag is this? 👇
December 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Shared in our WhatsApp group.
What flag is this? 👇
What flag is this? 👇
We love a flag question on a tv quiz. This one would be worth… £2… for any proper flag nerd
December 1, 2024 at 8:59 PM
We love a flag question on a tv quiz. This one would be worth… £2… for any proper flag nerd
Don’t mind us. We’ll just sit here and take photos of Dutch province flags from every angle
November 29, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Don’t mind us. We’ll just sit here and take photos of Dutch province flags from every angle
Our weird little heart is happier with flags 😌🍃
November 24, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Our weird little heart is happier with flags 😌🍃
This what3words location in the Pacific Ocean is our Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, condensed.
Brb sailing there ⛵️
Brb sailing there ⛵️
November 19, 2024 at 10:16 PM
This what3words location in the Pacific Ocean is our Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, condensed.
Brb sailing there ⛵️
Brb sailing there ⛵️