- Flag Institute
Founded on
St George's Day , 23 April 1971 byWilliam Crampton (later President ofFIAV ) andCaptain EMC Barraclough CBE RN , the Flag Institute is one of the world's leading research and documentation centres for flags and flag information.Fact|date=June 2008 It is the principal advisor and designer of flags toHer Majesty's Government .Fact|date=June 2008 Flag designs with which its officers have been involved in recent years include those for the British Antarctic Territory, Tristan da Cunha, theLord Warden of the Cinque Ports , theSpecial Boat Service and various flags of theRoyal Fleet Auxiliary .Fact|date=June 2008 Since its creation, the Flag Institute has grown to be arguably the largest membership basedvexillological organization in the world, having over 500 members from all five continents.The institute maintains the
William Crampton Library , named in honour of its founder, based inKingston upon Hull , England. Comprising over 40,000 flag related volumes it is thought to be one of the largestvexillology based libraries in the world.The Institute publishes a quarterly 24 page full colour journal, "
Flagmaster ", and a virtual magazine called "eFlags". Since 2006 it has sponsored an annual public lecture on a flag-related topic, known as the ‘Perrin Lecture’. It holds twice yearly meetings for its members in various locations around the United Kingdom. The Institute itself is governed by a Council of nine members elected annually by members. Its headquarters are at 38 Hill Street, Mayfair, London W1J 5NS.Council Members
The current members of the Flag Institute Council are:
* Capt Malcolm Farrow FFI OBE RN (President)
* The Revd John Hall FFI (Chairman)
* Dr Mike Kearsley (General Secretary)
* Graham Bartram FFI (Chief Vexillologist)
* Michael Faul FFI (Editor, "Flagmaster")
* Ian Sumner FFI (Librarian)
* John Ford (Council Secretary)
* Charles Ashburner
* Tam FowlerExternal links
* [http://www.flaginstitute.org/ The Flag Institute]
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