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Staffordshire (United Kingdom)

Adrian Thomas, 16 March 2003

Description of the County Flag
Biddulph
Kidsgrove

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Description of the County Flag

On a green field, the coat of arms of the county (an enlarged version can be seen below): on the chevron gules a Staffordshire Knot of the first on a chief azure a lion passant guardant of the field and for the crest issuant out of a mural crown proper a Stafford knot or as same are in the margin hereof more plainly depicted. And by the authority afore said I the said garter do these presents grant and assign the supporters following that is to say on the dexter side a lion reguardant gules crowned with a ducal coronet or and on the sinister side a Gryphon reguardant or as the same are also in the margin hereof more plainly depicted the whole to be borne and used for hereafter by the Stafford county.

Adrian Thomas, 16 March 2003

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Biddulph

image by Adrian Thomas, flag designer

The flag is green with two horizontal black stripes, the upper one containing a Stafford knot. The shield of the town bears a round seal, divided per fess, above a colliery scene, below divided per pale on the left a sheaf and sickle on blue, on the right a brown shuttle on green. Behind the seal is a grey pentagon, and over all is a ribbon stating BIDDULPH. Above the shield is a St. George's cross flag.

A flag for the town of Biddulph, Staffordshire, can be seen on the webpage at http://www.nigelmachin.co.uk/biddulph/ten.htm. I designed it for the town council. The black stripes represent the coal mining industry, and the green field the green of Biddulph Moor. The St. George's cross flag on the Biddulph flag is because the town is in England.
Adrian Thomas, 24 December 2005

One line (and only one line) in a report of a Town Council meeting on the web site of the Biddulph Chronicle states as follows: "The design for the Biddulph flag was chosen from the examples submitted." This report is dated 18th February, but no year is provided.
Colin Dobson, 26 December 2005

Kidsgrove

image by Adrian Thomas, flag designer, 9 January 2003

The flag was adopted in October 2002 by the Kidsgrove Council after many designs were considered. The flag consists of two horizontal bands. The top band is blue which represents the Trent and Mersey canal that runs through the town bringing business and commerce. Blue is also representative of the sky. The green represents the GROVE as on the name of part the town. The crest has the Staffordshire knot for the county of Staffordshire. It also has the Second World War spitfire fighter plane which was designed by Reginald Mitchell, a Kidsgrove Native and legend. The lower part of the crest has goats (kids) in a grove hence the name Kidsgrove. The year of 1895 was the year numerous small villages became unified into one town. Located in the top left canton is the Union Flag because we are a town in Britain. The dimensions of the official flag is 6' x 3'6" but can also be 5' x 3'. The flag will be flown at the Town Hall on special events. The flag will also be flown at local business', football club, scout facilities and town residence. I brought the idea to the Kidsgrove Council after noticing that many European towns and cities have flags of their own. The council agreed to the idea and asked that I summit some designs. After some deliberation, they chose the enclosed design. Kidsgrove is situated on the border of Cheshire and the most northern part of Staffordshire. Because of this, I felt a flag of our own would provide us with our own identity. We are now twinned with a French town, St. Paul du Bois. Delegates from that town will be coming to Kidsgrove at the end of February and will be presented with an official flag at the welcoming reception.

Adrian Thomas, 9 January 2003