A flag for Lincolnshire was unveiled at five separate ceremonies across the county on October 24, 2005. The flag was chosen in a vote by organised by BBC Radio Lincolnshire along with Lincolnshire Life magazine. The winning entry was selected from a shortlist of six designs and attracted thousands of votes. Image File history File links Lincolnshire_Flag. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshire. ...
The design is the result of a two-year campaign sparked by a letter to County News from two readers keen to raise the county's profile. Fred and Pat Rickett, from Moulton, both keen caravaners, wrote to the paper in 2003, asking why Lincolnshire had no flag that they could fly on caravan rallies. Their plea was taken up by BBC Radio Lincolnshire, which launched a campaign in partnership with Lincolnshire Life magazine. It was supported by many local businesses, who saw it as a good way to promote trade and tourism in Lincolnshire.
The flag features a red cross with a gold fleur de lis in the centre on a blue and green quartered background. A gold border represents the crops grown in the county. The blue on the flag represents the sea and sky of Lincolnshire and the green symbolises the fields, while the fleur de lys represents the City of Lincoln. It was designed by Lincolnshire-born Michelle Andrews, a web producer at BBC Lincolnshire. Fleurs-de-lys on the flag of Quebec The fleur-de-lis (also spelled fleur-de-lys; plural fleurs-de-lis or -lys) is used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the France monarchy (see King of France). ... Lincoln (pronounced //) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England. ...
References
Official Lincolnshire Flag web site
Information from Lincolnshire County Council
MrFlag web site where the new flag can be purchased
Flag Institute journal mentions new flag in issue 117
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England.
The ceremonial county of Lincolnshire (composed of the 'administrative' counties of Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire) is the second largest of the English counties and one that is predominantly agricultural in character.
Lincolnshire is relatively unusual in the composition of its population, being one of the least ethnically diverse counties of the United Kingdom (98.5 percent of the population describe themselves as "white").
The official proportions for the national flag of England is 3:5, with the cross being 1/5 of the height of the flag wide.
The St. George's Cross flag is the proper flag for use by Anglican churches in England.
An example of the use of the St. George's cross flag: the proper flag to be flown in the diocese of Rochester is the flag of St George with, in the canton, a shield of the arms: Argent on a saltire gules an escallop or."
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