Kent flag flies at Department for Communities and Local 바카라 사이트
The flag representing the historic county of聽Kent has been hoisted above the department's offices.
To celebrate the important place counties play in the nation바카라 사이트檚 cultural heritage Secretary of State Eric Pickles has asked that English county standards be flown alongside the Union Flag outside DCLG바카라 사이트檚 Eland House headquarters in Victoria.
Mr Pickles raised the first flag聽- for his adopted home county of Essex - in a ceremony also attended by celebrity astrologer and long-time English county campaigner Russell Grant.
Flags are being flown for a week at a time in alphabetical order or - in cases such as Cornwall and Yorkshire - to coincide with particular county days.
Eric Pickles said:
The Union Flag rightly has pride of place outside the department but I바카라 사이트檓 delighted it will now be flown alongside our traditional and ceremonial county flags.
England바카라 사이트檚 counties continue to form an important part of our cultural and local identity in this country and many people remain deeply attached to their home county - both the traditional 바카라 사이트榗ricket바카라 사이트� counties and in some cases their more modern administrative successors. This sense of pride and shared identity is 1 of the things that binds communities together and it바카라 사이트檚 right that the government department responsible for communities and local government should be actively recognising the important role they play.
Allan Willett CMG, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent
The people of Kent are immensely proud of our 바카라 사이트榝rontline county바카라 사이트�. It was the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, founded in the 5th Century, with its influence spreading far beyond its present boundaries; the first to be converted to Christianity; the 바카라 사이트榞uardian of England바카라 사이트� seeing off would-be invaders down the centuries; the most progressive, receiving, developing and passing on new agricultural and industrial ideas and processes; and is still, today, the 바카라 사이트榞arden of England바카라 사이트�.
Partly because of its peninsula location Kent has a particularly strong sense of community identity. This is reflected in a continuous programme of joint working between the county바카라 사이트檚 local authorities, the Lieutenancy of Kent and the Shrievalty.
Further information
The department is obliged to fly the European Union flag during Europe Week (week beginning 9 May) under Article 7(2) of EC Regulation 1828/2006.
The Kent flag has been kindly loaned by the Association of British Counties at no charge.
Photographs of the county flags will be added to the