9^th January

Birthday of the Duchess of Cambridge

20^th January
Birthday of the Countess of Wessex

6^th February
Her Majesty's Accession

19^th February
Birthday of the Duke of York

1^st March
St David’s Day

10^th March
Birthday of the Earl of Wessex

12^th March
Commonwealth Day second Monday in March

17^th March
St. Patrick's Day

21^st April
Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen

23^rd April
St George’s Day

9^th May
Europe Day

2^nd June
Coronation Day

10^th June
Birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh

16^th June
Official Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday

17^th July
Birthday of the Duchess of Cornwall

15^th August
Birthday of the Princess Royal

11^th November

Remembrance Day  

14^th November
Birthday of the Prince of Wales

20^th November
Her Majesty’s Wedding Day

30^th November
St Andrew’s Day

Flag Flying Information

-Where a building has two or more flagpoles the appropriate National flag may be flown in addition to the Union flag but not in a superior position

-Flags should be flown at full mast all day

-The Union flag should fly alongside the European flag; the Union flag should take precedence

-To fly a flag half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds of the way up the flagpole with at least the height of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of the flagpole.

-When flying your flag at half mast the flag must be hoisted to the top of the flagpole then lowered to its position

-Always hoist the flag briskly and lower it slowly as a mark of respect

-Never let the flag touch the ground

-Never fly a worn or dirty Union flag

-Always have a spare set of flags

-The Union flag must be flown the correct way up. This is with the wider diagonal white stripe above the red diagonal strip in the half nearest to the flagpole.

-You don’t need planning permission to erect a flagpole and fly the union under Schedule 2 of the Regulations, the national flag of any country, and this includes the Union flag, is exempt from advertisement control provided each flag is flown from a single vertical flagstaff and neither the flag nor the flagstaff display any advertisement additional to the design of the flag

-If you want to fly company flags as an advertising tool you will need planning permission it is only the Union jack flag or county flags as above when you don’t need to gain permission.

We recommend that you don't fly flags in strong winds, please note that if it is windy at ground level it will be a great deal worse at the top of your flag pole, heavy rain combined with strong winds are the worst conditions for a flag, as the rain increases the weight of the flag and then in turn when the wind gusts there is a huge increase of force against the flag pole and halyard, prolonged use in these weather conditions will cause damage to your new flags. You should never fly any flags in force 7 or above weather conditions,