The Flag Institute

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[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

This is it. Our last post on X.

We’ve neatly folded our last flag here, and we’re hoisting our majestic colours on BlueSky: https://t.co/ksOnEvvsKO

Same nerdy flag chat, same pedantry about pennants… just on a different platform.

Au revoir 👋

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Another town calls for flag designs! Will you answer?

[Girvan Arts Festival @GirvanArts]

DESIGN A FLAG FOR GIRVAN!

If you live in the Girvan area, and fancy a go at designing a community flag for your town, now is your chance!

For details and entry forms, or to donate or vote:

https://t.co/kjboe7Ha8f

@sacred_heartps @girvanacademy @GirvanPrimary

[Girvan Primary @GirvanPrimary]

Our great big school welcomed Philip Tibbetts, Honorary Vexillologist and March Pursuivant Extraordinary, Court of the Lord Lyon this afternoon. He enthused our children about flags and Heraldry. He introduced a wonderful flag competition for Girvan to have its very own flag!

[Invergarven School @invergarven]

The pupils in classes 2 and 5 were highly engaged and asked so many good questions during ‘The Girvan Flag’ presentation by Philip Tibbetts today. We want to thank Philip again for today and the ladies from @GirvanArts who supported also. The competition is well and truly on! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

The vexillological signal that Christmas is about to begin! 🚩

[Philip Tibbetts @VexTibbetts]

I've just been informed that Saint Nicholas' banner of arms (Azure three bezants) is just about to be lowered at the North Pole, indicating that he is about to leave his residence and begin the journey around the world for the evening.
Merry Christmas Everyone.

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Flagmaster 169 in paper and digital form is now out!

Articles include
🔎 the new Danish Flag Law
🔎 the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag
🔎 flags in St Pierre and Miquelon

Sign up for membership at https://t.co/VKPLxUAteH to receive your copy 🙌

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Our friends @TheHeraldrySoc have talked to the Flag Institute's own Communities Vexillologist about how he got into flags and how that led to the world of heraldry and huge state ceremonies

[The Heraldry Society @TheHeraldrySoc]

New @ The Herald! 🗞️

Our latest article is a profile of March Pursuivant from the Court of the Lord Lyon. Philip Tibbetts gives his take on a number of points, and a little about how he ended up where he is now.

https://t.co/Bl9vR7BUna

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

If you’ve enjoyed our flag mischief here over the years, you may want to join us on BlueSky ✌️ https://t.co/ksOnEvuUVg

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Our winter conference is on Saturday 16 November, between 10am-3:30pm.

The event is online, and tickets are FREE!

Read about the confirmed speakers and their topics, and grab your ticket: https://t.co/L0RHb0MJeD

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

🚨🗳️ Voting is now open for the Bothwell Flag Competition. Which will you choose?

[Philip Tibbetts @VexTibbetts]

The latest community flag vote in Scotland, for the town of Bothwell, has gone live.

Vote online until the end of the month here - https://t.co/tgHwdKpAcC

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Our winter conference is on Saturday 16 November, between 10am-3:30pm.

The event is online, and tickets are FREE!

Read about the confirmed speakers and their topics, and grab your ticket: https://t.co/L0RHb0MJeD

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

We don't know them yet, but the options in the Bothwell Flag Competition have been decided! Voting later this year and unveiling early next year.

[Lyon Court @LyonCourt]

The Court's Vexillologist returned to Bothwell today for the next step in their community flag competition; the judging panel. It took over 4 hours of deliberation to get through all the entries, with a huge number submitted by the local schools. Voting will open later this year.

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Well done if you said South Africa 🇿🇦

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

A question on the British ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’

Do you know?

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

A question on the British ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’

Do you know?

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

New flag competition design alert!

The town of Bothwell, just south of Glasgow, is now open for your entries. Submit via the link below

[Lyon Court @LyonCourt]

The Town Flag Competition for Bothwell was launched today and included a talk from the Honorary Vexillologist to children from the local primary schools. The competition is now open for entries here: https://t.co/D6GJs5Z8wg

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Sending warm thoughts and positive energy to our friends in Ukraine, on their Independence Day today 🇺🇦

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

@ShippingButters @TomSharpe134 @CapitalistClive @Telegraph @FrancisDearnley @DomNicholls @HamishDBG Hi! We have info on this here: https://t.co/zfikrZVhk0

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

A veritable smorgasbord of beautiful flags on display at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony 🤩

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Registration for our winter conference and AGM is now open!

📅 Saturday 16 Nov 2024
🎫 Free

https://t.co/L0RHb0Mbp5

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

Huge shout out
to the fine people
waving the flag of Uruguay 🇺🇾
at Norwich Pride 😄