The flag was adopted by public competition by Calne Town Council and was designed by Kevin Hatchman.
This abstract design was chosen from nearly 20 entries and now flies alongside the Union flag and the Wiltshire County flag at the small park on Curzon Street.
The blue represents the River Marden, while the green represents the countryside surrounding Calne. The gold band that links the colours harks back to the discovery of Oxygen by Joseph Priestley while he was living in Calne. The white band symbolises the chalk landscape - which it what made the nearby Cherhill White Horse possible.
In 2011 The Springfields Academy reported that 2 of their students, along with 2 students from different schools had flown out to Yanbu school, China. The Town Council had asked them to take the new flag with them on their trip to China. This was presented to Springfields by the Town Crier. (Springfields.wilts.sch.uk, 2011)
I really like the following quote by Kevin from the Gazette and Herald and hope that the flag does help Calne residents internalise pride in their town and residents:
"I thought it should be an emblem representing where our town has come
from, offer pride in what it has become and inspire the community to
believe in its future."
I have added a Google Streetview, so you can see where the flags stand and to make visiting it easier.
Resources:
Springfields.wilts.sch.uk. (2017). February | 2011 | The Springfields Academy. [online] Available at: http://www.springfields.wilts.sch.uk/2011/02/ [Accessed 13 Sep. 2017].
The Flag Institute. (2017). Calne, Wiltshire - The Flag Institute. [online] Available at: https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/calne/ [Accessed 13 Sep. 2017].
The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. (2017). New Calne flag trumpets heritage of town. [online] Available at: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/4647386.New_Calne_flag_trumpets__heritage_of_town/ [Accessed 13 Sep. 2017].
