So at long last, Oktoberfest is back! After a two-year hiatus due to the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic, the iconic event is back, and bigger than ever! The 187th Oktoberfest in 2022 will take place from September 17th until October 3rd, with the news being announced by Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter at a press conference earlier this year on April 29th...
What’s so special about your national flag, and why does it look the way it does? It might take you mere seconds to recognise a certain flag, but lots of planning goes into their designs and specific meanings. This week we’re looking at some of the most fascinating flags of the world, their unique and symbolic features, and what they...
This year, Britain celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Not only are Jubilee celebrations momentous for any monarch, but Her Majesty will also be the first-ever British monarch to have served for seven decades. While the Jubilee date was February 6th, strictly speaking, we’re marking the occasion with a long bank holiday weekend when the sun comes out...
So your flags from The Flag Shop just arrived in the post. Awesome! You’re probably excited to get them up and flying, but with the wind outside pushing 80 miles an hour…is now really the best time? We love flags. Naturally, we want them to stay as bright and beautiful as if they were brand new, for as long as...
Last summer we saw some amazing athletes strutting their stuff - But as the world’s nations start to think about the next Olympic Games in 2024 Paris, we’re already starting to see excited spectators around the world gearing up with all kinds of flags from different countries. At The Flag Shop, we can’t help but love it–almost, dare we say...
Do you fancy yourself a athletics fan after enjoying Team GB’s amazing exploits and last summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo? And are you getting excited for the 2022 Commonwealth Games? As the nation warms up for the year’s biggest sports event, here’s all you need to know about what’s going to be happening around the country. But first, the most...
This year’s Great British fashion trend was unarguably the stiff upper lip, and it hasn’t been easy for most of us. What began with a lockdown set the tone for a second long year of uncertainty, and most of us dashed out into the sunshine the second Freedom Day came around. Now that the winter storms have started, it’s possibly...
Ready for some decent music and a vibe like no other? That’s right - Glastonbury’s back this June 2022 and it’s set to be a big one. After sadly being cancelled for two years in a row, the crowd is roaring for a party. So this year’s going to be huge! It’s been a dreadful time throughout the Covid-19 pandemic...
Planning on showing off your Scottish pride this St. Andrew’s Day? This year’s celebrations will be steeped in tradition as usual, but how much do you really know about the patron saint behind the national holiday? Whether you’re cooking up haggis with the family or kicking up your heels at a ceilidh, here are some facts that you can share...
Well, that was annoying. Devastating. Frustrating. So near, but yet so far…..The story of England in pretty much every tournament since...well, you guessed it, 1966!! But once the immediate, gut-wrenching agony of losing the Euro 2020 final slowly subsided, a real sense of national pride of the team’s achievement began to come to the fore again. All the St George...
