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The new flag of Derbyshire was launched at 8am Friday, 22nd September 2006.
Thousands of people in Derbyshire helped choose a flag to represent them via the
BBC Derby website. The blue is one of the traditional colours of Derbyshire and
represents the rivers and reservoirs; the cross marks the fact that Derbyshire
is at the centre of the country and it is green because Derbyshire is "a lush
county with outstanding countryside". The symbol in the middle is the Tudor
Rose, which has been Derbyshire's royally awarded county badge for over 500
years and it's been used in many county symbols and coats of arms over that
time. The rose is in gold (as it is on the county cricket club logo) to symbolise quality and avoid confusion with Lancashire and Yorkshire. The flag
was designed by Martin Enright from Derby, a listener to Andy Whittaker's
Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Derby which spearheaded the campaign to get a
Derbyshire flag.
I became involved with the campaign in July 2006 and assisted in a number of
areas from the practical manufacture of prototypes to advising on the timing and
manner of the launch itself. As with the flags of Devon and Lincolnshire before
it, MrFlag.com is proud to have been the
first manufacturer in the world to make a Derbyshire flag.
Colours used:
RGB: green: 39-89-55 (Pantone 357c)
blue: 100-160-200 (Pantone 542c)
gold: 253-200-47 (Pantone 123c)
Charles Ashburner, 28 September 2006
The colour descriptions and the image come from the pdf file originally
provided by the BBC... so technically these are correct. They were used to
create the initial batch of lightweight printed 'Economy' flags which you can
see an example of here:
http://www.mrflag.com/index.php?doc=4&pid=5758
However when it comes to traditional sewn flags pre-dyed fabrics are not
available in every possible shade variation and for these flags the BBC chose
colours from the available range which they felt resulted in an appropriate
flag... which you can see here
http://www.mrflag.com/index.php?doc=4&pid=5760
It is my view - quite rightly not shared by everyone - that the precise shade of
the colours in a flag (especially at its inception) is very much less important
than making sure that the new design is easily available, widely, recognisably,
and at affordable prices, to whomever has the enthusiasm to fly it. The birth of
a flag can be tricky, but once it is properly 'alive' it will pretty much look
after itself... and that's always our overriding concern.
Charles Ashburner, 29 September 2006
Blue is one of the traditional colours of Derbyshire and represents its many
rivers and reservoirs. The green cross reflects the lushness of the county and
marks its position at the centre of England. The rose is in gold to symbolise
the quality of Derbyshire people and to avoid confusion with Lancashire and
Yorkshire. The same rose also appears on the badge of Derbyshire County Cricket
Club. BBC Derby organised a poll to select the Derbyshire Flag. It flew for the
first time on Friday 22 September 2008 in ceremonies at Derby Cathedral, the
Buxton Campus of the University of Derby, Ashbourne Town Hall and Ripley Town
Hall.
Flag Type: County Flag
Flag Date: 16th September 2008
Flag
Designer: Martin Enright
Adoption Route: Popular Vote
UK Design Code:
UNKG7406
Aspect Ratio: 3:5
Pantone® Colours: Blue 542, White, Green 357,
Gold 123
Source:
https://www.flaginstitute.org
Valentin Poposki, 27 June 2020
image located by Valentin Poposki,
9 December 2011
Source:
http://www.flyingcolours.org/gallery-items.php?galleryID=29
image by David Black, 3 October 2019
Other than above the door at their offices and on their website a few times, the
Council doesn’t use the arms themselves that much. They instead use a flag that
is their logo, name and slogan, printed on purple fabric.
David Black,
3 October 2019
located by Valentin Poposki, 8 November 2006
Source: http://www.derby.ac.uk