Flag Flying Days

The appropriate flag will be flown at half mast on the death of any prominent member of the Royal Family and any member of the Council from the day of death until after the funeral, and on any such other occasions as the Mayor may deem appropriate.

Display of Flags at the Castle and Guildhall

Date	Event being commemorated	Flag
6 February	H.M. The Queen's Accession (1952)	Union
12 February	Birthday of Charles Darwin (1809)	Borough
19 February	Birthday of the Duke of York (1960)	Union
1 March	St David's Day (Castle only)	Union
10 March	Birthday of The Earl of Wessex (1964)	Union
12 March	Commonwealth Day	Union
21 April	Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen (1926)	Union
23 April	St George's Day (Castle only)	Union
15 May 18 May	Annual Council Meeting Mayor's Sunday	Borough
29 May	Royal Oak Day	Borough
2 June	H.M. The Queen's Coronation (1953)	Union
6 June	Bligny Day (1918)	Borough
10 June	Birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh (1921)	Union
12 June	H.M. The Queen's Official Birthday	Union
21 July	Battle of Shrewsbury (1403)	Borough
13/14 August	Shrewsbury Flower Show	Borough
15 August	Birthday of the Princess Royal	Union
29 September	Lord Clive's Birthday (1725)	Borough
17 October	Anniversary of the death of Sir Phillip Sidney on the battlefield before Zutphen (1586) (Castle only)	Borough
November	Remembrance Sunday	Union
14 November	Birthday of the Prince of Wales (1948)	Union
20 November	H.M. The Queen's Wedding Day (1947)	Union
30 November	St Andrew's Day	Union

Display of Flags at Guildhall only

Date	Event being commemorated	Flag
1 March	St David's Day	Union Welsh National
23 April	St George's Day	Union English National
6 May	Anniversary of the signing of the "Twinning Agreement"	Borough Zutphen
9 May	Europe Day	European
17 October	Anniversary of the death of Sir Phillip Sidney on the battlefield before Zutphen (1586)	Borough Zutphen
24 October	United Nations Day	United Nations
30 November	St Andrew's Day	Union Scottish National
As appropriate	Mayor's Birthday	Borough