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SMRT will fly 4,500 flags across the island to celebrate Singapore’s 45th birthday on National Day, getting into the act of fulfilling the theme of this year’s National Day Parade -”Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag” (channelnewasia.com)

This year, the public transport operator is joining NDP organisers to celebrate National Day by displaying flags at some 100 locations at all its offices, train stations, bus interchanges, as well as on SMRT taxis and buses and staff private vehicles.

Col Benedict Lim, chairman of the NDP 2010 Executive Committee, says: “We want to get the people into their celebratory mood. It’s important, and we’d like to urge all Singaporeans to fly our flag at our homes, outside of the car, in our hands and most importantly, in our hearts.”

SMRT is also offering another route to beat the crowd for those with tickets to the parade at the Padang.

Saw Phaik Hwa, president and CEO of SMRT Corporation, says: “We’ve just opened our Circle Line, where we have a new station, the Esplanade Station, right in the very heart of all the NDP activities, so this year, Singaporeans will find it even easier, faster to come to the NDP events.”

Singaporeans can look forward to getting into the spirit of NDP 2010 when all SMRT train stations, bus interchanges and Xchanges start playing the NDP 2010 theme song, “Song for Singapore” by Corrinne May.

And at 8.10 pm on August 9, SMRT will rally Singaporeans to participate in One Voice 2010, to recite the national pledge and sing the national anthem at all its train stations, buses interchanges and four Xchanges shopping areas.

SMRT is supporting NDP 2010 with close to 500,000 dollars worth of sponsorship.

So why not join in and fly your own National Flag – get yours from www.worldflagshop.com

England fans have been ordered by police to take down St George’s flags on his  house so that it would not offend foreigners (courtesy of bleacherreport.com)

Flags are being taken down all over the country by stupid people.

A 79-year-old lady had flags cut down off of a lamppost outside her house by police, who left them in a bush for her to find. This was because the flags were a health and saftey issue.

How is a flag a health and saftey issue? It was meters above anyone’s head.

In Worksop, Nottinghamshire, police officers ordered a woman to remove her flags down from her balcony, after complaints from people from other countries.

Would the police order these foriegn people to remove flags from their country, or would they be scared of being called racist?

Another man, also from Worksop, was told by Lincoln police officers to remove flags from his car.

Im sorry, but how many cars have you seen with a flag on it? There are millions of car flags being sold, and they will be flying from cars during the World Cup. These officers were going too far and have no common sense.

However, Tony Baddams has covered every inch of his house in flags. It cost him £180 to get the 250 flags. Even the windows have been covered up by flags.

How can one person be not allowed to fly one flag, and another be allowed to fly 250?

Some 96 percent of the English public have said that flying the St George’s flag was not racist.

So why are so many flags being taken down in order not to offend people not from this country?

Even the new Conservative-LibDem coalition Government has told councils to show more “common sense” when dealing with flags supporting England, describing the flag as a “proud symbol of our identity.”

Just let us support our country.

If someone tells you to take down your England flag say…UP YOURS.

Equally if you still have to buy your England Flags/bunting, please visit www.worldflagshop.com.  Also St George Wasitcoats available in stock if you want to stand out in the crowd!!!!

St Mary’s Primary School in Beetley, near Dereham, Norfolk was told by Breckland District Council that the flag required planning consent.

The specially-designed flag was funded by the Royal Marine Association in Norwich to mark the 65th anniversary of Victory in Europe.

Children from the school, which has 204 pupils aged from four to 11, had created a new school badge which was being used as the basis of the design.

Second World War veteran Len Bloomfield, 88, of Beetley, said he had wanted the school to have its own flag for years – and said many European schools proudly flew their own flags.

He said: “I have felt for some time that the school should fly both its own and the Union flag and I think it helps to give the children genuine pride in their school.”

Louise Bunning, a parent governor, said: “We have put such a lot of work into this project and we were keen to fly it to say that we are proud of St Mary’s school.”

However, Ralph Hedley, acting headmaster at the school, was unwilling to give way.

He said: “Breckland Council told us that we needed to get permission from the Flags Commission. We understand that because the flag has the school’s name on it it is deemed to be advertising.

“We have applied to the Flags Commission and called time and again but they haven’t got back to us. To be honest once the flag is made we’ll just fly it and if they ask us to take it down we’ll take it down.”

Last month a vicar was warned by council officials about flying a flag depicting Jesus outside his church because it was “religious advertising”.

Rev Mark Binney, the vicar of St Andrew’s Church in Hampton, Worcs, said he had been told he would need planning permission in future.

The flag was flown in the week preceding Easter Sunday. Wychavon council said it would consider allowing the flag to be flown in future if approached by the church.

A spokesman for Breckland District Council said: “Flags used for advertising and promotional purposes are controlled under Advertisement Regulations and would require consent from the council.

“Planning permission will be required if you intend to fly flags used for advertising, in all likelihood the flying of the school flag will be acceptable to the planning committee.”

A spokesman for Norfolk County Council said: “It seems there’s a commission for everything.” (article courtesy of telegraph.co.uk)

(Courtesy of the Jamaica Observer)

The 12 teens who win the trip of a lifetime to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa will parade the flags of the nations of Brazil, Italy, the Ivory Coast, and Slovakia when they take up official FIFA Flag Bearer duties in the first round of matches during the competition.

The teens will perform their functions at matches 29 and 41, respectively, when Italy will take on Slovakia and football heavyweights Brazil tackle the Ivory Coast. The matches are in groups F and G, respectively.

During the 18 FIFA World Cup tournaments that have been held, seven nations have won the title, and Brazil are the only team to have played in every tournament and have won the World Cup a record five times. The Italians are the current champions and have won four titles.

The teens will also be a part of history when they parade Slovakia’s flag, as this is the first time the nation has qualified for an international tournament. A fairytale run during the Qualifying campaign for South Africa saw the Slovaks defeat arch rivals the Czech Republic in Prague 2-1, and impressive wins home and away to Poland made certain that the Slovaks would make it to South Africa for their first major tournament as an independent nation.

Older and wiser than at the last World Cup, Ivory Coast could become the first African team to be a genuine threat for the trophy in 2010. Already their qualification has united a nation deeply divided by religious and ideological strife and tension, and Les Elephants, as the team is called, are raring to show the world their mastery of football.

Country manager for Coca-Cola in Jamaica, Chris Hardy, says that the matches were sure to be exciting encounters and that “the 12 teens who are eventually selected are sure to have the time of their lives. They will be carrying the flags of champions”. He added that the experience for the teens will not end after they have paraded flags on the football field.

“It’s not a case where after their flag-bearing duties are finished we will whisk them back to the hotel. The teens will be able to actually watch the match from VIP seats in the stadium, which in and of itself is a fantastic experience. How many of their friends will be able to say that they watched a Brazil match live and in living colour?”

The Coca-Cola Flag Bearer competition is open to Jamaicans between the ages of 12-16, who must be a registered student in a Jamaican high school. To enter the competition, persons will have to write their names on the back of a label of a Coca-Cola product along with their age and the name of the host country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The completed label must be put in a drop box at a participating secondary school.

Coca-Cola has been associated with FIFA and the World Cup since the 1950s and they are the one and only beverage partner for the event.

“Coca-Cola is not only a global partner with FIFA but we are also the longest running partner with FIFA. As a brand, we are committed to making people happy all over the world,” Hardy explained.

The Coca-Cola Company has had a formal association with FIFA since 1974 and an official sponsorship of FIFA World Cupª that began in 1978. The beverage company has had stadium advertising at every FIFA World Cupª since 1950 and is a long-time supporter of football at all levels

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Leighton Buzzard resident Michael Bishop has contacted BBC Three Counties Radio about the state of the Union Flag flying from the Town Hall.

Michael says the flag is tatty and an embarrassment for the town’s residents.

He has suggested a flag fund be set up to get a replacement for Leighton Buzzard.

“I have passed the flag in that condition for about six months, and I thought I should try and do something about it,” said Michael.

It’s our Union Flag, we should be proud of it.

“It’s probably one of those small things that gets overlooked by the council, but it really is quite embarrassing,” said Michael.

Pat Kingsworth, Town Clerk at Leighton Linslade Council, told the BBC that the council were aware of the condition of the flag.

“There is a new flag currently on order which should hopefully be up by the end of the week(story courtesy of  BBC News).

Punters were asked to vote on whether to allow flags at this June’s festival, and over 13,000 people gave their views on Glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.

The results of the poll, which began on February 4, are:

No, keep the flags (7,269 votes) – 55 per cent
Yes, ban the flags (5,909 votes) – 45 per cent

Duplicate votes were not counted in the poll, according to the site.

The vote followed an announcement from Download Festival, who have opted to ban flags from the main arena of this year’s event.

Glastonbury festival takes place on June 25-27(story courtesy of nme.com).