Popular seaside town baffles locals by proudly flying EU, Polish & French flags – but NOT the Union Jack
SEA THIS Popular seaside town baffles locals by proudly flying EU, Polish & French flags – but NOT the Union Jack
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A WELSH council is bizarrely flying the EU, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Irish flags - but not the Union Flag.
Seaside town Llandudno has a dozen flagpoles along its popular promenade but none are currently flying Britain's red white and blue.
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The flag of the Falkland Islands is one of the flags being flown in Llandudno
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The EU flag was also flown over the small seaside town
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The Ukranian flag was seen spotted flapping in the wind along the promenade
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The St George's Flag and the Welsh Red Dragon are also featured alongside a range of flags from around the world.
Llandudno resident Martin Edwards, 60, told The Sun: 'We left the EU, so why are we flying that?
'I just find it really strange. Why are we flying the Polish flag? That's just bizarre.
'I just think it must have been deliberate, somewhere along the line, a deliberate choice was made to exclude the Union Jack.
'We have a very spectacular promenade with a whole line of flagpoles on there.
'It's been an ongoing trend. I wouldn't be surprised if it was left wing councils wanting to ditch the United Kingdom identity.
'My wife is from Latvia and they wouldn't dream of having a town hall without the national flag of Latvia.'
The Union flag and Welsh flag are usually flown outside Llandudno Town Hall during the summer season.
Locals noted their absence this year however with the council saying the mistake was down to "staff changes."
The local authority said it would see the Union and Welsh flags raised as quickly as possible.
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Minutes from a meeting of the Civic Sub Committee from September 2023 reveal the full list of flags to be flown along the seafront - but the Union Flag is not included.
The minutes read: 'Members considered a procedure for the flying of flags on the Town Council flagpoles on the Promenade and IT WAS RESOLVED that the flags of the following would be flown on an annual basis from May to September: Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Ukraine, Falklands, European Union (EU) and that other flags in stock would be flown in rotation on the final flag pole.'
It was also noted in the meeting that some residents had 'expressed confusion' as to why the EU flag was being flown after Brexit.
The council meeting minutes said that the flag was there 'as a welcome to the many EU visitors to and EU residents of Llandudno'.
The Union Flag and the Welsh flag were previously flown outside the town hall - but have not been put up this year.
A spokesperson for Conwy County Borough Council said: 'The Union flag and Welsh flag are usually flown outside Llandudno Town Hall throughout the summer season.
'Unfortunately, due to staff changes, this task was overlooked this year, we'll arrange for the flags to be raised as soon as possible.'
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The small seaside town is only home to roughly 20,000 people
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For some bizarre reason the Swiss flag was flown over the town
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