REC(22)18.02 Flag Policy and Calendar

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	8^th March	IWD flag	No
Commonwealth Day	2^nd Monday in March	Union Flag	Yes
HM Queen Elizabeth’s birthday	21^st April	Union Flag	Yes
St George’s Day	23^rd April	St George’s flag	No
Firefighters Day	4^th May	NFRS	No
International Day Against Homophobia	17^th May	Pride Flag	No
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee	2^nd to 5^th June 2022	Jubilee Flag	No
Official Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth	13^th June	Union Flag	Yes
Suffolk Day	21^st June	Suffolk Flag	No
Armed Forces Day	27^th June	Armed Forces	No
NHS Day	5^th July	NHS Flag	2021 version
Merchant Navy Day	3^rd September	Red Ensign	No
Battle of Britain Day	15^th September	RAF Ensign	No (offered by Cllr Gradwell)
United Nations Day	24^th October	United Nations Flag	No
Remembrance Sunday	Nearest Sunday to 11^th November	Union Flag	Yes
Armistice Day	11^th 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