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[[File:East Riding of Yorkshire UK locator map 2010.svg|right|thumb|220px|East Riding of Yorkshire within England]]
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The East Riding flag was unfurled at Beverley Minster at a ceremony attended by the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding, the Vice Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Chairman of North Yorkshire County Council. Although the Lord Mayor of Hull City Council was unable to attended the unfurling he provided the following statement: “happy to note that the East Riding is recognised with its own flag”. The Lord Mayor of the City of York Council sent his best wishes for an enjoyable and successful event and unfurling.
The East Riding flag was unfurled at Beverley Minster at a ceremony attended by the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding, the Vice Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Chairman of North Yorkshire County Council. Although the Lord Mayor of Hull City Council was unable to attended the unfurling he provided the following statement: “happy to note that the East Riding is recognised with its own flag”. The Lord Mayor of the City of York Council sent his best wishes for an enjoyable and successful event and unfurling.

Revision as of 22:20, 20 April 2013

Flag of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Proportion 3:5
Adopted 18 April 2013
Designed by Trevor and Thomas Appleton (father and son)
East Riding of Yorkshire within England

The East Riding flag was unfurled at Beverley Minster at a ceremony attended by the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding, the Vice Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Chairman of North Yorkshire County Council. Although the Lord Mayor of Hull City Council was unable to attended the unfurling he provided the following statement: “happy to note that the East Riding is recognised with its own flag”. The Lord Mayor of the City of York Council sent his best wishes for an enjoyable and successful event and unfurling.

Flag history

The flag was created by Trevor and Thomas Appleton (a father and son), from Kirkburn, East Riding and chosen in a popular vote organised by local resident and campaigner Andy Strangeway, in cooperation with the Flag Institute. The motivation behind the competition and creation of the flag was to reaffirm the existence of the East Riding as an entity in its own right and a traditional constituent part of the wider county following decades of ever changing administrative arrangements which had threatened recognition of this ancient division of the county of Yorkshire.

Flag design

The flag features a Yorkshire white rose, displayed in the East Riding style with one sepal at the top, set against a bi colour of blue at the hoist, representing the sea and the historic maritime activities of the East Riding and green in the fly symbolising the locality's rich agricultural land.

The Pantone Colours for the flag are:-

  • Green 368/370
  • Blue 300
  • Yellow 109/116
  • Cream 617
  • White

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See also

East Riding of Yorkshire