AUSTRALIA DAY IS CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR ON 26TH JANUARY. This day commemorates the first landing in Australia by Captain Arthur Phillip on the HMS Sirius. His fleet of 11 ships carried 1500 passengers, which included 700 prisoners. His mission was to establish an agricultural camp. It was January 26, 1788 when the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove. Between January...
THE 2016 RBS SIX NATIONS RUGBY KICKS OFF ON 6TH FEBRUARY 2016! SUPPORT YOUR NATION AND FLY THE FLAG! The RBS Six Nations Rugby runs from 6th February 2016 to 19th March 2016. England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy are all competing for the Championship. See below for a guide to all the fixtures, including KO times. N.B. All...
NEW RUTLAND COUNTY FLAG - Show your support and fly the flag! A new flag for Rutland County was registered with the Flag Institute on 17th November 2015. The golden horseshoe on a green background has traditionally been the emblem of Rutland county since at least 1784. The horseshoe refers to a tradition where dignitaries travelling through the county...
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FLY THE FLAG FOR ST ANDREWS DAY - THE PATRON SAINT OF SCOTLAND 30TH NOVEMBER The Scottish flag was adopted in the 16th century. According to legend, in 832 A.D. King Oengus (II) (or King Angus) led the Picts and Scots in battle against the Angles, led by a king named Athelstan. King Oengus and his men were surrounded...
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FLY THE FLAG FOR CAERNARFONSHIRE - 28TH NOVEMBER 2015 The county flag of Caernarfonshire was registered with the Flag Institute in March 2012. The flag of Caernarfonshire consists of three eagles arranged in fess on a green field. This was the coat of arms attributed to the ancient King Gwynedd – Owain Gwynedd – whose kingdom covered most...
CELEBRATE BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY DAY - 28TH NOVEMBER 2015. The Flag of Bedfordshire was registered on September 25th, 2014 following a campaign led by Bedfordshire native Luke Blackstaffe of the Friends Of Bedfordshire Society. The Bedfordshire county flag consists of red and yellow quadrants derived from the coat of arms of the Beauchamp family, a prominent family in Bedfordshire after...
CELEBRATE LANCASHIRE DAY AND FLY THE FLAG - 27th November 2015 The flag of Lancashire was registered in 2008. The Lancashire county flag consists of the red rose, the traditional symbol of Lancashire county, with a yellow background. This colour was chosen, along with the red, as they are the livery colours of Lancashire county. Lancashire Day was first...
CELEBRATE USA THANKSGIVING DAY ON 26TH NOVEMBER 2015 Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year on the fourth Thursday in November. It was originally intended as a day to give thanks for the harvest. It is now a Public Holiday in America and a time for families to gather together. Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in the United States since...
