The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute
Serving flag nerdery realness since 1971 • Free expert advice on flags and their use • Hosts of #WorldCupOfFlags2022 • DMs are open ko-fi.com/flaginstitute Joined June 2009-
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We cannot wait for our spring conference at @ConwayHall 📅 Saturday 18 May ⏰ 10am–4.30pm 🎤 Great speakers announced conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event…
Most flag nerds have their niche within our niche, eg African flags, regal flags, or military flags. What’s your niche?
Our spring conference is in May! 📅 Sat 18 May 2024 🏘️ The Library Room of Conway Hall, London Confirmed speakers: Graham Bartram, Geoff Parsons, Brian Cham Get your ticket today! eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institu…
When is the Union Flag flown at half-mast above Buckingham Palace and why? standard.co.uk/news/london/un…
Being a flag nerd may involve you lying in bed and feeling the sudden urge to count the number of flags with the colour orange in them.
The four corners states have the best flag designs in the country, am I right?
Happy new flag to #Utah!
Happy 230th anniversary to the French tricolore 🇫🇷 flaginstitute.org/wp/news/happy-…
@Wildraar @DrFrancisYoung Quite like the sound of the Flag Institute Flyers FC
@DrFrancisYoung The Flag Institute perhaps.
I’m now imagining a timeline where the College of Arms has its own rugby team - but who would they play against?
I’m now imagining a timeline where the College of Arms has its own rugby team - but who would they play against?
Step-by-step: Painting the flag of Cape Verde 🇨🇻 on a wall
📣 First speaker announced! @briancham's session is called 'Unravelling the Tino Rangatiratanga flag (Māori Flag) through the eyes of its designer' 📅 Sat 18 May 2024 🏛️ Holborn, London Get your tickets from eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institu…
It's Friday night, so of course you want to flag chat & chill ▶️🍿🎌
It's Friday night, so of course you want to flag chat & chill ▶️🍿🎌
Tickets for our spring conference are out! 📆 Sat 18 May 📍 The Library Room of Conway Hall eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institu…
The Burgon Society @burgonsoc
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Good ones.
Most flag nerds have their niche within our niche, eg African flags, regal flags, or military flags. What’s your niche?
Minnesota specific flags coming in as a close second.
Honestly it's probably pride flags seeing how many variants I've owned/made over the years.
Most flag nerds have their niche within our niche, eg African flags, regal flags, or military flags. What’s your niche?
@FlagInstitute Flags with one (1) quirky thing that makes them go a bit harder than your average flag
@FlagInstitute Mostly a national flag guy, but discovering city flags are a whole other level. And as for the UK county flags….
@FlagInstitute Haven't picked a niche yet. Most of my flags are ones I've invented and made. Restrained designs; nothing adventurous.
@FlagInstitute Flag use in all its diversity.
@FlagInstitute defunct (hopefully only temporarily in many cases) flags
@FlagInstitute National flags in general. And racing ones I guess.
@FlagInstitute Japanese and Thai flags, also Olympic flags
🚩Red flags from so-called ‘whisky cask investment companies’.
Most flag nerds have their niche within our niche, eg African flags, regal flags, or military flags. What’s your niche?
British Empire flags.
Most flag nerds have their niche within our niche, eg African flags, regal flags, or military flags. What’s your niche?
Naval
Most flag nerds have their niche within our niche, eg African flags, regal flags, or military flags. What’s your niche?
@FlagInstitute With palms.
@FlagInstitute Flags that belong to specific events or stuff like that
@FlagInstitute communist flags, i love to see how the workers are represented in each country
@FlagInstitute Army Colours. They always tell a story