Poole Flag Trust
The Poole Flag Trust believes in Localism, promoting Poole's image by celebrating its Heritage and strengthening Poole's identity principally by encouraging the flying of the Poole Flag, created by our Chairman John Cole following the shield on Poole Bridge.
The Poole Flag Trust (a registered non- profit making company) had issued, in the twelve months before the current isolation, 199 flags also car badges etc depicting the Dolphin - text: Poole is the place for me.
Activities include lobbying, giving lectures including at Bournemouth Library and exhibiting at events including Poole Harbour Boat Show and Harry Paye Day.
The Trust has registered the Poole Flag with the Flag Institute as a Town Flag. The Flag Institute is the world's leading research and documentation centre for flags and flag information. The Institute is also the largest vexillological membership organisation in the world. The Institute was founded on St. George's Day, 23 April, 1971. The Flag Institute also maintains and manages the national United Kingdom Flag Registry. This is to ensure there is a definitive record of those United Kingdom flags which exist, both nationally and regionally.
The Poole flag design originated on the 14th century Poole Town Council Seal. The three scallops depicted in black on the flag are the badge of Poole's patron saint St James whose shrine is at Compostela in northern Spain. Pilgrims visiting the shrine can obtain shells sculpted from black jet, a local stone. The dolphin, Poole's much used symbol, is the king of fishes. The Seal is held in Poole Museum's collection.
The College of Arms founded by King Richard III in 1484 was instructed to register all existing coats of arms. To this purpose Clarenceux King of Arms visited Dorset
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circa 1563 and registered Poole's arms and issued a certificate. This certificate is unique because municipal coats of arms are usually granted solely to the Council, but this certificate also granted it to the Inhabitants.
Our Trust believes that our three towns (amalgamated to form BCP) each have a unique character which should be maintained and identified for this purpose by each flying its own flag. Poole already has its flag as was recently seen flying on Poole's Guildhall in memory of Brian Galpin, a respected citizen.
Competitions could be initiated for separate flags to be flown in Bournemouth and Christchurch and maybe for a BCP Council flag. This would help in efforts to improve public discussions and enhancing the uniqueness of our partnering towns : a diversity which attracts tourists and makes BCP more pleasurable to live in.
Gerald Rigler Hon Secretary
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