Flag of Lincolnshire
| Flag of Lincolnshire | |
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 24 October 2005 |
A flag for Lincolnshire was unveiled at five separate ceremonies across the county on 24 October 2005.[1] The flag was chosen in a popular vote[1] organised by BBC Radio Lincolnshire along with Lincolnshire Life magazine.[1] The winning entry, designed by Lincolnshire-born Michelle Andrews, a web producer at BBC Lincolnshire, was selected from a shortlist of six designs[2] and attracted thousands of votes.[3]
Flag history
The design was the result of a two-year campaign sparked by a letter to County News from two readers keen to raise the county's profile. Fred and Pat Rickett, from Moulton, both keen caravaners, wrote to the paper in 2003, asking why Lincolnshire had no flag that they could fly on caravan rallies.
Their plea was taken up by BBC Radio Lincolnshire, which launched a campaign in partnership with Lincolnshire Life magazine that culminated in a popular vote. Their campaign was supported by many local businesses, who saw it as a good way to promote trade and tourism in Lincolnshire.
Flag design
The flag features a red cross, edged in yellow and bearing a yellow fleur-de-lys, on a background of green and blue quarters; in the jargon of blazon, Quarterly Vert and Azure, on a Cross Gules fimbriated Or a Fleur-de-Lys of the last.
Yellow represents the crops grown in the county, as well as the nickname "Yellerbellies" given to people born and bred in Lincolnshire. Blue represents both the sea of the East coast and the wide skies of Lincolnshire, and green symbolises the rich lushness of fenland fields. The fleur de lys is a recognised symbol of the City of Lincoln.
The Pantone Colours for the flag are:- [1]
- Green 355
- Blue 286
- Yellow 109
- Red 186
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "UK Flag Registry – Lincolnshire". UK Flag Registry. London, United Kingdom: The Flag Institute. 2009-02-27. http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/lincolnshire-flag. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Fly the Flag for Lincolnshire!". Lincoln, United Kingdom: BBC Lincolnshire. 09 2005. http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/asop/places/lincolnshire_flag.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-09. Presents six candidate flag designs, with explanations of their symbolism.
- ↑ "Fantastic flag has been unfurled!". Lincoln, United Kingdom: BBC Lincolnshire. 2008-05-16. http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2005/10/20/lincolnshire_flag_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
Outside links
- Lincolnshire Flag web site (owned and operated by Lincolnshire Life magazine, the county's monthly lifestyle magazine, part of County Life Limited).
- Newton-Newton flags also supply the new flag. Based in Skegness, Lincolnshire, Newton-Newton are one of Britain's last remaining traditional flag and banner manufacturers.
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