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Help create Cumbria's first community flag

Be part of history: Design Cumbria's first Community Flag!
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Cumbria is getting its own community flag, and you can help design it! This is your chance to be part of history and show your pride in Cumbria.

Anyone can take part - whether you’re an individual, a school, a community group, or an organisation.

This exciting competition is run by The Lord-Lieutenant and the High Sheriff of Cumbria, with support from, Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, Carlisle Cathedral, the University of Cumbria, and the Flag Institute.

The competition opens: 12 noon on Monday, 24 March 2025
The competition closes: 12 noon on Friday, 25 April 2025

Why does Cumbria need a community flag?

Many counties in England already have community flags, but Cumbria doesn’t - yet! An official county flag was created in 1974 for use by councils and public buildings. A community flag would belong to everyone.

It will help:

  • celebrate Cumbria’s heritage and culture,
  • express pride in our local community,
  • increase recognition of Cumbria on a national scale, and
  • complement the existing historic county flags of Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness.

How to get involved?

We want to see your ideas! You can create your design using:

  • a drawing,
  • a painting,
  • digital art, or
  • any other creative method.

Just make sure your design follows the competition rules and the Flag Institute’s guidelines. You can find these in the online community flag competition pack. 

Send us your design by 12 noon on Friday, 25 April 2https://consult.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/westmorland-and-furness-council/a-flag-for-cumbria-online-design-submission-form/025.

How to enter

  1. Check the rules – Read the community flag competition pack to make sure your design follows the competition’s terms and conditions and the Flag Institute’s design guidelines.
  2. Submit your entry – You can either submit your entry online (Be part of history: Design Cumbria's first Community Flag! - Westmorland and Furness Council - Citizen Space) - or post your design to:

A Community Flag for Cumbria
University of Cumbria
Brampton Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 9AY

What happens next?  

A panel of judges will select a shortlist of designs, which will then go to an online public vote opening in May 2025. All shortlisted designs will be professionally redrawn to ensure a consistent look. The winning flag will be proudly registered with the Flag Institute’s UK Flag Registry.

Have questions?

If you have any questions, please email: communityflag@cumbria.gov.uk  

Useful links

In addition to the information provided in the competition pack, please find further useful information:  

Be part of history! Help create Cumbria’s first community flag and design a symbol we can all be proud of.