Isle of Wight (United Kingdom)

Last modified: 2005-01-22 by rob raeside
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• Description of the flag
• Report of the St. David's flag on Isle of Wight (erroneous)
• Cowes
• Island Sailing Club of Cowes

See also:

• United Kingdom
• Hampshire

Description of the Flag

I work next to the council offices in Newport and I see this most days. I call it a flag rather than a banner because it has only elements of the arms of the Isle of Wight. I downloaded the arms from http://www.ngw.nl/int/gbr/i/iwight.htm then copied the elements from the centre of the arms and arranged them on a flag of a darker blue.
John Graney, 30 November, 2003

Under the reorganisation of English regional government in 1974, the Isle of Wight was separated from Hampshire. Since 1996 it has been a unitary authority, combining the powers of a county and district council.

On another page, a small FAQ about Wight, (http://www.isleofwight.freeuk.com/), is asked: "Is there an Isle of Wight flag or crest?
- Mmmm... yes and no! The Isle of Wight Council has a crest and the central shield of this, the castle and three anchors, is used as a flag for the Council. Whether this counts as an official flag is open to debate..."
According to this, the County Council is using a banner of is arms. These can be found at: http://www.ngw.nl/int/gbr/i/iwight.htm
Pascal Vagnat, 17 April 2003

At the International Island Games in July 2003, the Isle of Wight competed as one of the teams at the games, and used the English flag as