Froyle Parish Council
Froyle flag flying POLICY STATEMENT
The flagpole at the Sports Pavilion is the property of Froyle Parish Council.
Flags may only be flown from it in accordance with this policy or
with written consent from the Chairman of the Parish Council
Flags may be flown from the Council’s flagpole on the following dates
06-Feb Her Majesty's Accession 
19-Feb Birthday of the Duke of York
01-Mar St David’s Day (see note 1)
10-Mar Birthday of The Earl of Wessex
12-Mar Commonwealth Day (second Monday in March)
17-Mar St. Patrick's Day (see note 5) 
21-Apr Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen
23-Apr St George’s Day (see note 1)
09-May Europe Day (see note 4)
02-Jun Coronation Day 
10-Jun Birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh
16-Jun Official Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday
17-Jul Birthday of The Duchess of Cornwall
15-Aug Birthday of The Princess Royal
11-Nov Remembrance Day (second Sunday, see note 2 )
11-Nov Armistice Day.  Full mast.  All day
14-Nov Birthday of The Prince of Wales
20-Nov Her Majesty’s Wedding Day
30-Nov St Andrew’s Day (see note 1)
Also The day of the opening of a Session of the Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty (see note 3 )
  The day of the prorogation of a Session of the Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty (see note 3 )
Notes
1 Where a building has two or more flagstaffs the appropriate National flag may be flown in addition to the Union flag but not in a superior position
2 Flags should be flown at full mast all day
3 Flags should be flown on this day even if Her Majesty does not perform the ceremony in person.
4 The Union flag should fly alongside the European flag. On Government buildings that only have one flagpole, the Union flag should take precedence
5 The Union flag only should be flown.
In addition to the above dates flags may be flown on the following local days:
The day of the Froyle Fête and Flower Show
The Gardens’ Open Day
The Froyle Reunion Day
And on any other days agreed by the Council.
Flags may only be flown at half mast
a) from the announcement of the death of The Sovereign, except on Proclamation Day, when they are flown at full mast from 11am to sunset;
b) on the funeral of members of the Royal Family, subject to special commands from Her Majesty in each case;
c) on the funerals of Prime Ministers and ex-Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, subject to special commands from Her Majesty in each case;
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide information of any other occasions where Her Majesty has given a special command.
Where the death of a member of the Royal Family, Prime Minister or ex Prime Minister coincides with a flag day then the flag shall be flown at full mast unless instructions to the contrary are given by the DCMS.
In cases of doubt the matter should be referred to the Chairman or Deputy Chair of the Council before the flags are flown.
A Council flag master will carry out this policy.
August 2007