The voting closed on Monday, and we can now reveal the winner of the Isle of Wight design a flag competition is John Graney from Brading.
Island Pulse spoke with John last night (Wednesday) and the general feeling was, this design was simple and in keeping with the ethos of his original intention. Its a memorable design and allows young children to be able to draw the New Flag with ease.
Brading man John Graney is the proud designer, one of 350 entries sent in to the newspaper. His entry, which has been registered with the international Flag Institute, will represent the Island for many years.Mr Graney, a former Royal Navy officer, said he felt proud knowing his design would be hoisted on County Hall and become a logo for the Island. His design will remain in the public domain so it can be used by residents, institutions and clubs.“I’ve always been interested in flags and the design reflects the Island’s obvious maritime links,” “When I receive the flag, I will hoist it up the flagpole in my garden in celebration. I’d really like to see it on the tail fin of a hovercraft, because it is the only Island-based ferry.”
Update: Formal Registration Information From The UK Flag Registry
The Flag Institute maintains and manages the national registry of United Kingdom flags. This is to ensure there is a definitive record of those which exist both nationally and regionally. There is of course no UK Flag Act, under the authority of which such flags might have been endorsed, and it therefore falls to the Flag Institute to maintain the formal record.
National flags for the constituent countries of the UK are well established, even if not declared in law to be national flags, whilst the range of county and regional flags continues to expand as can be seen by the dates of authorisation given for the more recent ones listed. There is no other formal national listing of these flags.
- Flag Type: County Flag
- Flag Date: 9th January 2009
- Adoption Route: Popular Vote
- Designer: John Graney
- UK Design Code: UNKG7418
- Aspect Ratio: 3:5
- Pantone Colours: Azure 279, White, Blue 286
- Certification: Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram
Notes: The Isle of Wight Flag Committee, in association with the County Press newspaper, organized a public competition to design a flag for the island. They received over 350 entries. These were whittled down to a shortlist of four designs which the public then had an opportunity to vote on. The above image depicts the winning design.
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