Hereford Voice Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Herefordshire's new official flag to be revealed early November. The competition deadline has now passed and the voting for Herefordshire’s new official flag will take place in September and the winning design will be revealed on November 2, the Herefordshire Flag Committee announced today. The shortlisted entries will be named when the schools go back after the August bank holiday and the county’s residents will then have about a month to make their choice. Everyone aged five and over will be eligible to vote. Herefordshire is one of only three of England’s 39 historic counties not to have its own registered flag, alongside Leicestershire and Hampshire. This unadopted design below, which you might recognise, features a red background that represents the county's red earth, and a white and blue wave standing in for the River Wye. The gold lion is taken from the City of Hereford arms, and the bull's head is a bovine nod to Hereford Cattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Thomas-Cruttwell Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 This is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Thomas Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenda Powell Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereford Voice Posted September 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Here are the 5 choices left: Complete your vote online here, deadline 30th September 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsgood Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Dear me, these range from mediocre to appalling. I've voted for the least worst but it doesn't fill me with any burning pride for the County. The 'unofficial' flag is better than any of these - what was wrong with that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 They are truly awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereford Voice Posted November 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 Herefordshire's new official flag has just been unveiled and it's now flying at the Cathedral tower. Almost 700 people entered the competition to design the flag and the winner was Jason Saber from Kent. The flag shows a bull's head and the River Wye on a red background to represent the county's deep red soil which was Design C. Your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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