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#1029510 - 25th Jan 2017 3:01pm Flag At Half Mast
diggingdeeper Wiki Master Registered: 9th Jul 2008 Posts: 10693 Loc: Birkenhead	I noticed that Birkenhead Town Hall flag was at half mast today (25/1/2017), has anyone any idea why? The Wirral flag protocol is HERE _________________________ In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates
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#1029515 - 25th Jan 2017 5:07pm Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: diggingdeeper]
granny Wiki Master Registered: 29th Jun 2011 Posts: 14877 Loc: Wirral	Apart from a Saudi Prince being executed today, there seems too be no other information available. Maybe the string is broken, or the last man forgot to pull it down again. _________________________ Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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#1029526 - 25th Jan 2017 7:54pm Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: granny]
paxvobiscum Forum Addict Registered: 31st May 2011 Posts: 1131 Loc: Upton	Granny your reply was very amusing. Do you think a local councillor has died?
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#1029539 - 25th Jan 2017 10:18pm Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: paxvobiscum]
granny Wiki Master Registered: 29th Jun 2011 Posts: 14877 Loc: Wirral	Don't know if they fly the flag at half mast for a Councillor, Pax. Maybe, but there still doesn't seem to be a mention of any one of them. _________________________ Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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#1029540 - 25th Jan 2017 10:34pm Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: diggingdeeper]
diggingdeeper Wiki Master Registered: 9th Jul 2008 Posts: 10693 Loc: Birkenhead	This was the Union Jack so wouldn't be for a councillor (the Local Authority flag is used in that situation - see protocol in first post). _________________________ In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates
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#1029544 - 25th Jan 2017 11:24pm Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: diggingdeeper]
granny Wiki Master Registered: 29th Jun 2011 Posts: 14877 Loc: Wirral	Could it have been for Lord Snowden, even though he was buried about 3 days ago or maybe more ? Edited by granny (25th Jan 2017 11:26pm) _________________________ Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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#1029547 - 26th Jan 2017 12:17am Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: diggingdeeper]
NBSM51 Newbeee Registered: 12th Aug 2009 Posts: 30 Loc: Yorktown Virginia USA	could this be the reason ?? http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2...-in-pcs-honour/
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#1029548 - 26th Jan 2017 12:45am Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: NBSM51]
diggingdeeper Wiki Master Registered: 9th Jul 2008 Posts: 10693 Loc: Birkenhead	Originally Posted By: NBSM51 could this be the reason ?? http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2...-in-pcs-honour/ Good thought but again it should be the Local Authority Flag, not the Union Flag. _________________________ In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates
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#1029681 - 28th Jan 2017 10:58pm Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: diggingdeeper]
oldpm01 Enthusiast Registered: 8th Aug 2011 Posts: 120 Loc: Wirral	Its to mark the end of free parking...........
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#1029685 - 29th Jan 2017 9:52am Re: Flag At Half Mast [Re: oldpm01]
fish5133 Forum Master Registered: 22nd Mar 2010 Posts: 3223 Loc: Heswallish	Originally Posted By: oldpm01 Its to mark the end of free parking........... Top answer
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