Now is your chance to have your voice heard and save the Stafford knot… but time is running out. The Association of British Counties has uncovered plans for Staffordshire County Council’s flag to be registered as the county flag of Staffordshire despite the design making the Stafford knot relatively obscure.
“It is a beautiful coat of arms; a really bad county flag”
Brady Ells, flag designer and ABC Member
Alternative designs
If you believe the Stafford Knot should be the proud emblem of the Staffordshire county flag, contact Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram of the Flag Institute at: chiefvexillologist@flaginstitute.org to express your support for one of these designs.
More information about these designs can be found on the ABC Flag Blog.
More information about the Stafford knot as a symbol for Staffordshire can be found on these sites:
What do Staffordians think?
“I would be appalled to see the symbol that represents the county of my birth being made to play second fiddle — especially on a county flag.”
Martin Philips, ABC Committee Member
“Staffordians should be proud of the fact that their county has one of the most recognisable symbols amongst all the counties: the ‘Staffordshire Knot’. It is unthinkable that this should not be the most prominent feature on any Staffordshire flag”
Martin Philips, ABC Committee Member
What you can do
- The Flag Institute needs to hear from the people of Staffordshire. Contact Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram, at: chiefvexillologist@flaginstitute.org.
- Write to your local paper.
- Send your own designs to us: enquiries@abcounties.com.
Things for you to share
Posters, download as PDF or click on one of the images below…
Don’t be Cowed [PDF] | Strong Ties [PDF]
Brady Ells’ colourful take on an alternative flag
