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 |
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The month of February |
LGBT History Month |
City flag |
Pride flag |
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*Second Monday in March |
Commonwealth Day |
City flag |
|
Commonwealth flag |
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8 March |
International Women’s Day |
City flag |
Suffrage flag |
|
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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 if available / Living Wage flag |
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21 April |
Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
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22 April |
Earth Day |
City flag |
Earth Day flag |
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23 April |
St George’s Day |
City flag |
Cross of St George |
Cross of St George |
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3 May |
Polish Constitution Day |
City flag |
Polish flag |
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8 May |
VE day |
City flag |
Union flag |
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9 May |
Europe Day |
City flag |
European flag |
Union Flag |
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20 May |
Election of new Lord Mayor |
City flag |
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2 June |
Coronation Day |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
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*First or second Saturday in June |
The official celebration of Her Majesty’s birthday |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
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10 June |
Birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
Last Saturday in June |
Armed Forces Day |
City flag |
Armed Forces Day flag |
|
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June |
Oxford Pride |
City flag |
Pride flag |
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15 August |
VJ day |
City flag |
Union flag |
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24 October |
United Nations Day |
City flag |
UN flag |
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The week leading to 11 November |
The week leading up to Remembrance Day |
City flag |
RBL flag |
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11 November |
Remembrance Day |
City flag |
RBL flag |
Union flag |
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14 November |
HRH Prince Charles’ birthday |
City flag |
Union flag |
Union flag |
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20 November |
Transgender Day of Remembrance |
City flag |
Transgender flag |
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1 December |
West Papua Independence Day |
City flag |
Flag of West Papua |
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3 December |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
City flag |
Purple flag |
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14 December |
Anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918 |
City flag |
Suffrage flag |
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*Dates that change from year to year
