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On 23rd April, England honours its patron saint, St George, on his feast day. The iconic St George’s Cross flag, the flag of England, takes centre
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On the 20th March, County Durham celebrates its patron saint, St Cuthbert’s feast day. The flag of County Durham plays an important role in the celebrations.
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Flagpoles are more than just practical tools; they’re also artistic expressions. Flagpoles are designed with the main purpose of holding your flags high. However they also
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The term ‘Home Nations’ refers to the constituent countries of the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As well as the Union flag that
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With St Andrew’s Day just around the corner, we thought we’d take a look at who Saint Andrew was, how he became Scotland’s patron saint and
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There’s less than two weeks to go until this year’s Commonwealth Games. So, we thought we’d take a look at the history of the games, how
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HARRISON FLAGPOLES, SIX GENERATIONS OF TENACITY AND INGENUITY  Newton Aycliffe-headquartered Harrison Flagpoles has been in business for 167 years. Northern Insight spoke to managing director, Adrian
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As a flag and flagpole manufacturer you’ll probably expect us to have only positive things to say about our products.  And you’d be correct. We can’t
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As the nation commemorates 75 years since the end of the World War II we see fit to place the Union as our Flag of the
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As a proud UK based company we like to celebrate our heritage. Harrison’s have been operating in County Durham, in North East England for over 50 years so
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