Flag Type: | City Flag |
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Flag Date: | 22nd March 2012 |
Flag Designer: | Philip Tibbetts |
Adoption Route: | Community Association |
UK Design Code: | UNKG7514 |
Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
Pantone® Colours: | Blue 280, Gold 116, White, Red 186 |
Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
Notes: | The Preston Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this Lancashire city. The colours of the flag are white and navy blue. White references the nickname of Preston North End FC, the Lilywhites. Navy blue stripes evokes the traditional strip of Preston North End (socks) and the Preston Grasshoppers RFC (shirts). The navy blue stripes form two crosses with a thin white gap between them. These represent Preston’s position as a hub of Lancashire’s motorway and railway networks. The two crosses form a larger cross indicating Preston’s religious heritage, its name deriving from ‘Priest’s Town’. In the centre of the cross is the Lamb of St Wilfrid, the patron saint of Preston. |
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Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May. The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950). https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of[...]
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