England’s largest St George’s flag unveiled on Nottingham Council House
The largest St George’s flag in England has returned to Nottingham Council House, the City Council.
The flag, which measures 18m by 8m, was put up on Monday, April 17 in preparation for St George’s Day on Sunday, April 23. However, there will be no St George’s Day parade this year.
A City Council spokesperson said: “Nottingham City Council will be marking St George’s Day by once again displaying England’s largest St George’s flag on the Council House from Monday 17 April.
“The Radford Branch of the Royal Society of St George, who organise Nottingham’s annual St George’s Day parade through the city centre, has announced that the parade will not be taking place this year. The society’s committee made this decision due to the ever-increasing workload required to organise the event, but they hope to be able to bring the parade back for future years.”
The St George’s Day parade returned last year with a shorter route than usual, running from Pelham Street to Old Market Square.
Despite the shorter route, the amount of organisation needed was considerably higher than usual, which led to the decision to temporarily put the parade on hold.
This year, instead of the parade, the Radford branch of the Royal Society of St George has organised a celebration for St George’s Day at Ye Olde Salutation Inn, starting at noon. The event will include a raffle and a DJ playing patriotic music.
Philip Harwood, branch secretary, said: “It’s sad that we aren’t having a parade this year but we are still celebrating.
“Let’s look at it as a positive for the future. There will be another big parade in the future, I know there will be. We just need to raise the funds.”
Funds raised at the celebration and other local events throughout the year will go towards future St George’s Day parades. More information regarding these events can be found on the organisation’s Facebook page.