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From http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/4647386.New_Calne_flag_trumpets__heritage_of_town/:
New Calne flag trumpets heritage of town
image located by Chrystian Kretowicz, 28 September 2009
Source:
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/4647386.New_Calne_flag_trumpets__heritage_of_town/
By Alana Lewis
"A new
town flag is now flying proudly above Calne after being unveiled at an official
ceremony on Thursday. The design, by Calne man Kevin Hatchman, was the winning
entry in a competition run by the town council, and was raised for the first
time last week. Councillors, residents and students from John Bentley School
gathered at the town gardens for the historic moment. Mr Hatchman, of Quarrydale
Close, said his family helped with the winning abstract design. He said: “Having
lived in the town my whole life and seen many changes
for the better over
recent years, I truly believed the design of a new flag for Calne should be
something striking, modern and symbolic. I thought it should be an emblem
representing where our town has come from, offer pride in what it has become and
inspire the community to believe in its future. My design is based around the
theme of Calne and its reason for being here.”
The blue and green in the
design represent the River Marden and Calne’s surrounding countryside, while the
white stripe symbolises the chalk landscape. The gold band linking the colours
is a salute to the town’s history, celebrating the discovery of oxygen by Joseph
Priestley in Doctor’s Pond in 1774.
Mayor Howard Marshall said: “I am
very impressed. This flag is striking the very first moment you see it. The
flag, which was chosen from nearly 20 entries, had to be checked out with the
National Flag Institute to ensure that no part of the design was already in use
in another town’s flag. It is now flying alongside the Wiltshire county flag and
the Union flag.
The three flagpoles were put up in the centre of Calne
following an ongoing battle between councillors and campaigners to fly the Union
Flag above the town hall. After a year of heated debates councillors decided at
a meeting last October not to display the flag on the building, voting instead
to put up the poles in the town gardens. Speaking at the time the then deputy
mayor Howard Marshall said: “We chose this location as it is a nice restful
place where people can pay their respects. I am glad the matter has been
resolved in a way in which I hope everyone will be happy.”
All
three flags now fly permanently above the town council offices."
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/4647386.New_Calne_flag_trumpets__heritage_of_town/
Chrystian Kretowicz, 28 September 2009
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