Members will be aware that the group has campaigned to register a historically relevant flag rather than the County Council banner which only covers a small part of the historic county.
The group eventually won the ballot to use the well established Knot design on a background of the arms of the de Stafford family dating from Norman times.
More information below
The group eventually won the ballot to use the well established Knot design on a background of the arms of the de Stafford family dating from Norman times.
More information below
The County Flag of Staffordshire
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The Heritage Group Design and The County Council Banner
New Staffordshire County Flag
June 8, 2016
The Staffordshire Heritage Group would like to thank all those who supported our campaign and who helped in the design of the new Staffordshire County Flag, especially in view of the limited time allowed. Well done everyone. This was a great example of how our member groups are able to unite to maintain our heritage.
Result of the Vote for The County Flag of Staffordshire The Flag Institute, the UK’s national flag charity, maintains the register of County Flags, which can be viewed on their website (www.flaginstitute.org) and works with county organisations to come up with suitable designs. The County Flags are based on the historic counties of the UK, rather than the modern administrative areas, so Staffordshire includes Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, and several other parishes that fall outside Staffordshire County Council’s area.
The Flag Institute received two applications for a County Flag for Staffordshire, one from Staffordshire County Council (SCC) and the other from the Staffordshire Heritage Group (SHG), an umbrella organisation for many cultural groups in Staffordshire. Both applications met the Flag Institute’s criteria for applying and the Institute’s design guidelines, so the Flag Institute decided to give the people of Staffordshire an opportunity to vote for the design they liked best.
Results of Public Vote:
Staffordshire County Council: 211 (ie. 5 excluded) – 27.16% of validated votes
Staffordshire Heritage Group: 566 (ie. 30 excluded) – 72.84% of validated votes
The Staffordshire Heritage Group design is therefore the winner and it will be added to the Flag registry as the County Flag of Staffordshire. The Staffordshire County Council design will, of course, remain the Council’s own flag, as it is a banner of their arms.
The winning design is shown above:
The New County Flag of Staffordshire The gold background and red chevron comes from the coat-of-arms of the de Stafford family and has been used in connection with the county since at least the 17th century. The knot is an ancient symbol of Staffordshire, used by many organizations, including the Staffordshire Regiment and Staffordshire Cricket.
June 8, 2016
The Staffordshire Heritage Group would like to thank all those who supported our campaign and who helped in the design of the new Staffordshire County Flag, especially in view of the limited time allowed. Well done everyone. This was a great example of how our member groups are able to unite to maintain our heritage.
Result of the Vote for The County Flag of Staffordshire The Flag Institute, the UK’s national flag charity, maintains the register of County Flags, which can be viewed on their website (www.flaginstitute.org) and works with county organisations to come up with suitable designs. The County Flags are based on the historic counties of the UK, rather than the modern administrative areas, so Staffordshire includes Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, and several other parishes that fall outside Staffordshire County Council’s area.
The Flag Institute received two applications for a County Flag for Staffordshire, one from Staffordshire County Council (SCC) and the other from the Staffordshire Heritage Group (SHG), an umbrella organisation for many cultural groups in Staffordshire. Both applications met the Flag Institute’s criteria for applying and the Institute’s design guidelines, so the Flag Institute decided to give the people of Staffordshire an opportunity to vote for the design they liked best.
Results of Public Vote:
Staffordshire County Council: 211 (ie. 5 excluded) – 27.16% of validated votes
Staffordshire Heritage Group: 566 (ie. 30 excluded) – 72.84% of validated votes
The Staffordshire Heritage Group design is therefore the winner and it will be added to the Flag registry as the County Flag of Staffordshire. The Staffordshire County Council design will, of course, remain the Council’s own flag, as it is a banner of their arms.
The winning design is shown above:
The New County Flag of Staffordshire The gold background and red chevron comes from the coat-of-arms of the de Stafford family and has been used in connection with the county since at least the 17th century. The knot is an ancient symbol of Staffordshire, used by many organizations, including the Staffordshire Regiment and Staffordshire Cricket.
