REC(22)18.02
Flag Policy and Calendar
The flagpole at the Recreation Ground has stood largely empty since it was erected last year. It is proposed that there should be a calendar of events for flag flying. We currently have a union flag and an NHS Thank You flag (although it is dated 2021) and Cllr Gradwell has offered to purchase a RAF flag. A Ukrainian flag has been donated and will be flown once it arrives.
A Councillor has suggested that the spare flagpole should be erected by the Pavilion once it has been rebuilt and that a Melton flag, using the Melton sign as the logo, should be commissioned and flown outside of the dates below. It should be noted that if a second flagpole is erected duplicate flags will need to be purchased.
Occasion | Date | Flag | In stock |
International Women’s Day | 8th March | IWD flag | No |
Commonwealth Day | 2nd Monday in March | Union Flag | Yes |
HM Queen Elizabeth’s birthday | 21st April | Union Flag | Yes |
St George’s Day | 23rd April | St George’s flag | No |
Firefighters Day | 4th May | NFRS | No |
International Day Against Homophobia | 17th May | Pride Flag | No |
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee | 2nd to 5th June 2022 | Jubilee Flag | No |
Official Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth | 13th June | Union Flag | Yes |
Suffolk Day | 21st June | Suffolk Flag | No |
Armed Forces Day | 27th June | Armed Forces | No |
NHS Day | 5th July | NHS Flag | 2021 version |
Merchant Navy Day | 3rd September | Red Ensign | No |
Battle of Britain Day | 15th September | RAF Ensign | No (offered by Cllr Gradwell) |
United Nations Day | 24th October | United Nations Flag | No |
Remembrance Sunday | Nearest Sunday to 11th November | Union Flag | Yes |
Armistice Day | 11th November | Union Flag | Yes |
Members are asked to:
- Note and comment on this report
- Decide which flags they wish to fly and/or purchase
- Decide if the spare flagpole should be erected by the Pavilion or elsewhere in the parish
- Agree the proposed timetable of flag flying
- Decide who is responsible for raising the flags
Pip Alder
Clerk and Executive Office, Melton Parish Council
March 2022