Sedgley and Pelsall have led the way in the Black Country for showing how local identity can be championed through the use of symbols with their flags. Read the rest of this entry »

This is hilarious!

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Love is in the air and we have some new t-shirts for your loved ones. Read the rest of this entry »

This is just an idea that popped into my head; another social symbol (as opposed to a visual one) for the Black Country. Read the rest of this entry »

I can already hear the cries… “but Quinton ay the Black Country, it’s Brummagem!” Which I concede is true… sort of. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy New Year 2010!

This week we will again look at options for a name for the Black Country Flag, having looked at ideas derived from religion and geography already. In the last article looking at geography we hit upon the idea of ‘The Coal Cross’ and this may give us a clue as to another area for examination. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Christmas!

Although separated between Dudley and Sandwell councils these two towns have a lot of shared history. Whilst Cradley and Cradley Heath do have a fun brotherly rivalry, I felt that the flags to represent them should be very similar – brother flags for brother towns if you will – though still noticeably different. Read the rest of this entry »

This week we feature two flags that have drawn upon quite unique inspirations for their designs. The first is Amblecote, a small town just north of Stourbridge, which many might consider to be a suburb though a civic history of its own belies its nature as distinct town.

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And the photos of Bostin people wearing their Bostin tees keep coming in!

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The Rowley Regis is a nice example of a concept in tartan design called under-check and over-check. Which put pretty simply is where it looks like there is a broad ‘base’ check pattern with a smaller ‘foreground’ overlaid on the top. Read the rest of this entry »