Flag designed
by The Quinta Primary School representing Congleton Constituency flying in
Parliament Square this week
A flag designed by children from The
Quinta Primary School to represent the local community in Congleton takes its place at Westminster today
at the culmination of a unique parliamentary project.
The flags stem from an educational journey
undertaken by children in over 450 primary schools to discover the importance
of elected representation in the UK Parliament – a project developed to
celebrate the 750th anniversary of the House of Commons (Simon de
Montfort parliament of 1265).
Between 18 – 22 May, 80 flags designed by
primary school children from across the UK will fly in public for the first
time in Parliament Square – during the
same week that the House of Commons meets for the first time after the
General Election. Each flag will be representing historic counties, Quinta’s
flag will be representing Cheshire. The result is a fascinating child’s eye
view of the UK.
Speaking
at the culmination of Parliament’s 2015
Flag Project, David Natzler, Clerk of the House of Commons said today:
“Flags
are one of the key ways in which individual and group identities are
represented around the world. This makes them a perfect vehicle to encapsulate
a project celebrating this year’s anniversary of 750 years of political
representation in the UK.
“The
flags also demonstrate the wonderful creativity and imagination of all the
participants who have drawn upon the natural environment of their area, a local
trade or industry, myths, legends or history in order to represent their local
identities in a variety of highly imaginative ways.”
Speaking about the project, Fiona Bruce MP for
the Congleton Constituency said today:
“I am
delighted that Quinta’s flag will be representing Cheshire and am thrilled to
see it flying in such an iconic space to coincide with the sitting of the new Parliament.
We should all feel proud of the achievement of the pupils at Quinta whose
excellent work has enabled them to be selected out of 500 flags. I congratulate
them!”
Headteacher of The Quinta, Tracey Walklate said “What a high honour and privilege it is for
The Quinta Primary School, to have our design chosen to fly in Parliament
Square, Westminster. I am extremely proud of our pupils’ historic and artistic
skills. I would like to thank our local MP, Mrs Fiona Bruce for selecting us to
undertake this prestigious task.”
The 2015 Flag Project forms
part of the Houses of Parliament’s public programme, Parliament in the Making, which commemorates two important
anniversaries in 2015: 750 years since the Simon de Montfort parliament (20
January 1265) and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta (15 June 1215).
The display of flags in Parliament Square is made possible with support from the Department for Culture, Media
and Sport.
