Staffordshire County Flag

Within the next couple of weeks, Staffordshire County Council wish to register its banner of arms as the county flag of Staffordshire with the British Flag Institute. Most will believe that this design is already the county flag of Staffordshire as it is sold as this by commercial outlets, however this is untrue.

We strongly believe that this is not a suitable county flag for Staffordshire at all for the following points...

The banner of the Council features a lion which represents authority (The Council!), lions are far from unique on flags across Europe, and the lion does not represent the county in any way, shape or form. The world-famous Stafford Knot is clearly the symbol most associated with Staffordshire, however on the banner of the Council, the Stafford Knot is reduced to a tiny element, we think this is very wrong!!! The Stafford Knot should of course sit proudly centre stage on any county flag of Staffordshire! Finally, Staffordshire County Council administer only some 40% of the total population of Staffordshire, excluding some of the county's most major towns and cities, including Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton! ‪#‎KnotInMyName‬

The following panels will explain our opinions on this further, and define why we think the simple, bold and ancient Stafford Chevron design should become the county's flag which can be proudly displayed across all Staffordshire...


Please contact the Flag Institute at chiefvexillologist@flaginstitute.org urging them not to register the Council's Banner as the county flag, and to consider our proposal, the Stafford Chevron, instead.

Thank you.

Please LIKE www.facebook.com/StaffordshireChevron to show your support too!

Please LIKE www.facebook.com/StaffordshireChevron to show your support!

proactive said:

Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton haven't been part of Staffordshire since 1974. I doubt they are fondly missed by any sane Staffordian.

Is the earth flat?

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Well all county flags registered with the Flag Institute represent traditional counties. Wolverhampton, Walsall and West Brom are all still within the traditional county. Please see... www.gov.uk/government/news/by-george-englands-traditional-counties-can-return-to-englands-roads

Whether or not you see Wolves, West Brom and Walsall as Staffordshire towns, the point still stands that the Council's banner makes for a really bad flag, and the Stafford Knot is reduced to an insignificant element.

Noah said:

Quite frankly county flags are a stupid, pointless waste of time.

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Tell that to any proud Yorkshireman!

Don't you want to proudly display your Staffordian patriotism?!

number9 said:

the knot does look better
but...

I don't do facebook so can't likey

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You don't need Facebook to help, please contact the Flag Institute at chiefvexillologist@flaginstitute.org with communities@flaginstitute.org urging them not to register the Council's Banner as the county flag, and to consider our proposal, the Stafford Chevron, instead.

Gramaisc said:

Flags should be simple.

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Precisely, and this, the County Council Banner, is far from simple...

Please contact the Flag Institute at chiefvexillologist@flaginstitute.org with communities@flaginstitute.org urging them not to register the Council's Banner as the county flag, and to consider our proposal, the Stafford Chevron, instead.