History
In 2007 an Isle of Wight Flag Committee was founded to create a flag for the Isle of Wight. The Committee ran a public competition in association with the County Press newspaper to design a flag for the island. They received over 350 entries. These were whittled down to a shortlist of four designs which the public then had an opportunity to vote on.
The winning design was by John Graney. It was registered by the Flag Institute on 9 January 2009. Although the Isle of Wight is not a traditional county in accordance with the Flag Institute's expressed criteria, nevertheless the flag has been described as a "county flag", reflecting the island's distinct identity.
In April 2009 the new flag was officially launched and replaced the older design on top of County Hall.
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