The Council has access to the following two flagpoles or masts:

  1. Carfax Tower - used to fly the Union flag on set occasions and Cross of St George on St George’s Day
  2. Above 1930s extension of the Town Hall - used to fly flags for all other occasions
Table showing annual flag flying commitments on Oxford City Council buildings
Date Event 1930s extension Carfax Tower
9 January Birthday of HRH Princess of Wales Union Flag Union Flag
27 January Holocaust Memorial Day Holocaust Memorial Day flag n/a
The month of February LGBT History Month Pride flag n/a
8 March International Women’s Day Suffrage flag n/a
10 March Commonwealth Day Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations Union flag
31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility Transgender flag n/a
1 to 7 April First week of the new financial year when the latest rate of the Oxford Living Wage takes effect Oxford Living Wage flag n/a
9 April Wedding Day of His Majesty The King Union Flag Union Flag
22 April Earth Day Earth Day flag n/a
23 April St George’s Day Cross of St George Cross of St George
3 May Polish Constitution Day Polish flag n/a
6 May Coronation Day Union flag Union flag
8 May VE day Union flag Union flag

9 May

Europe Day

European flag

Union Flag

15 May

Election of the new Lord Mayor

n/a

n/a

7 June

Oxford Pride

Pride flag

n/a

15 June

Official Birthday of His Majesty the King

Union Flag

Union Flag

20 June

World Refugee Day

City of Sanctuary flag

n/a

21 June

Birthday of HRH Prince of Wales

Union flag

Union flag

22 June Windrush anniversary Windrush Flag n/a
28 June Armed Forces Day Armed Forces Day flag n/a

17 July

Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen

Union flag

Union flag

15 August

VJ day

Union flag

Union flag

8 September

Accession of His Majesty The King

Union flag

Union flag

October Black History Month Black History Month Flag n/a

24 October

United Nations Day

UN flag

n/a

09 November (date changes from year-to-year) Remembrance Sunday Union flag Union flag

The week leading to 11 November

The week leading to Remembrance Day

Royal British Legion flag

n/a

11 November

Armistice Day

Royal British Legion flag

Union flag

14 November

Birthday of His Majesty The King

Union flag

Union flag

20 November

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender flag

n/a

1 December

West Papua Independence Day

Flag of West Papua

n/a

3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities Purple flag n/a
14 December Anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918 Suffrage flag n/a
18 December International Migrants’ Day City of Sanctuary flag n/a

 

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