Annual Flag Flying Commitments on Oxford City Council Buildings
The Council has access to the following three flagpoles or masts:
- Above the main entrance of the Town Hall - exclusively used to fly the City flag
- Carfax Tower - used to fly the Union flag on set occasions and Cross of St George on St George’s Day
- Above 1930s extension of the Town Hall - used to fly flags for all other occasions
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Date |
Event |
Town Hall |
1930s extension |
Carfax Tower |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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At all times |
At all times (sometimes lowered)
|
City flag |
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27 January |
Holocaust Memorial Day |
City flag |
Holocaust Memorial Day flag
|
|
|
The month of February |
LGBT History Month
|
City flag |
Pride flag |
|
|
8 March |
International Women’s Day
|
City flag |
Suffrage flag |
|
|
14 March |
Commonwealth Day
|
City flag |
|
Union flag |
|
1-7 April |
The first week of the new financial year when the latest rate of the Oxford Living Wage takes effect
|
City flag |
Oxford Living Wage flag |
|
|
21 April |
Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen
|
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
22 April
|
Earth Day |
City flag |
Earth Day flag |
|
|
23 April |
St George’s Day
|
City flag |
Cross of St George |
Cross of St George |
|
3 May |
Polish Constitution Day
|
City flag |
Polish flag |
|
|
8 May
|
VE day |
City flag |
Union flag |
|
|
9 May
|
Europe Day |
City flag |
European flag |
Union Flag |
|
18 May |
Election of New Lord Mayor
|
City flag |
|
|
|
2 June
|
Coronation Day |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
11 June |
Official celebration of Her Majesty’s birthday
|
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
25 June |
Armed Forces Day
|
City flag |
Armed Forces Day flag |
|
|
(TBA) June
|
Oxford Pride |
City flag |
Pride flag |
|
|
15 August
|
VJ day |
City flag |
Union flag |
|
|
24 October
|
United Nations Day |
City flag |
UN flag |
|
|
The Week leading to 11 November |
The week leading to Remembrance Day
|
City flag |
RBL flag |
|
|
11 November |
Remembrance Day
|
City flag |
RBL flag |
Union flag |
|
*13 November |
Remembrance Sunday
|
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
14 November |
Prince of Wales Birthday |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
20 November |
Transgender Day of Remembrance
|
City flag |
Transgender flag |
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