Preparations take shape for huge St George's flag in Market Square

  • 📰 nottslive
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 53 sec. here
  • 5 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 34%
  • Publisher: 52%

Old Market Square News

St George's Day,Radford,Nottingham City Centre

The flag has previously been described as the largest in England

Workers have been spotted in Old Market Square installing the St George's Day flag ahead of the patron saint's celebrations. The flag, being draped over Nottingham Council House on Tuesday, April 16, has previously been described as the largest in England.

The workers were spotted in the morning of the same day attaching cables in between the building's imposing pillars. The 60ft flag is being unfurled a week before St George's Day, celebrated on Tuesday, April 23. This is different from previous years, when the flag was put up the day before the big day. In 2022, a parades took place from Pelham Street to Old Market Square, as well as a raffle.This was the first St George's Day parade to take place after the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2023, the event organised by the Royal Society of St George in Radford was cancelled due to rising costs.

No celebratory events have been confirmed in the city centre for 2024. An event is scheduled at Sherwood Forest for April 27, between 11am and 4pm. The activities will see the Sherwood Outlaws demonstrating the combat techniques and tactics which could win - or lose - a bloody battle. At the free event, children will learn more about what it meant to be a knight of the realm and fight upon the battlefields of Medieval Europe.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 96. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Preston Makers Market to bring more than 70 stalls to Flag MarketA busy makers market during March on the Flag Market Pic: Preston Makers Market The latest Makers Market will sprawl across the Flag Market once again this
Source: blogpreston - 🏆 82. / 55 Read more »

Plans to give Shipley’s “tired and neglected” Market Square multi-million pound facelift approvedPlans to give Shipley’s “tired and neglected” Market Square a multi-million pound facelift have been approved.
Source: The Yorkshire Post - 🏆 39. / 66 Read more »

Orange Pip Market, Middlesbrough: Council turns to businesses to help secure future of much-loved marketWays of securing the future of a much-loved event are being explored by the local council, including sponsorship from local businesses.
Source: The Yorkshire Post - 🏆 39. / 66 Read more »