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image by Jason Saber, 1 February 2015
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A Cambridgeshire flag competition has been launched:
http://andystrangeway.wordpress.com/category/cambridgeshire/
Jason Saber, 18 May 2014
The new flag of Cambridgeshire has been announced. More information at this
link
https://andystrangeway.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/brady-ells-wins-the-cambridgeshire-flag-competition/.
The design by Brady Ells has three gold crowns to represent East Anglia, in which Cambridgeshire is located. They are placed against a blue field which is the same shade used on the East Anglia flag. The wavy lines represent the River Cam and are in the colours of Cambridge University.
Jason Saber, 1 February 2015
Registered on February 1st 2015, the day it was announced as the winning
design in a competition held to select a flag for the county, which had been
organised by adventurer and campaigner Andy Strangeway in conjunction with the
Flag Institute. The competition ran in 2014 and was endorsed by several local
authorities. This winning design was one of six finalists selected from the
original submissions, by a selection panel that included local county
councillors.
Source:
https://britishcountyflags.com/
Flag Type: County Flag
Flag Date: 1st February 2015
Flag Designer:
Brady Ells
Adoption Route: Public Vote
UK Design Code: UNKG7449
Aspect
Ratio: 3:5
Pantone® Colours: Royal Blue 286, Yellow 109, Cambridge Blue 557
Source:
https://www.flaginstitute.org
Valentin Poposki, 27 June 2020
image located by Andy Strangeway, 9 May 2014
This flag belongs to Cambridgeshire County Council and can only be used by
CCC or those given permission by CCC to use it.
Andy Strangeway, 9
May 2014