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‘It’s a Long-Term Venture’: Notts Reform Leader Hits Back over £75k Spend on Flag Banners - Nottinghamshire Live
Council plans £75,000 spend on 164 Union flags to boost community spirit and support events despite criticism over priorities and costs, with each flag costing about £457, leader says.
- A total of 164 Union flag banners will be installed across 82 locations in Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, Bassetlaw, Newark, Mansfield, Ashfield and Gedling, with Nottinghamshire County Council spending £75,000 including labour and equipment.
- The council said the flags will support future events like Armistice Day, Christmas, and Easter, and is a long-term investment following their recent decision to take control.
- Council documents break down costs, noting flags and materials totalled 16,400, reusable brackets 32,800, with about 8,200 for traffic management and similar for removal, plus 10,000 for maintenance.
- Opposition councillors said the £75,000 flag plan wastes public money, while councillors have five days to object or propose changes, and Labour councillor Helen Faccio said, `We heard when Reform came to power, that they would make council services more efficient and cut wasteful spending.`
- Some residents worry that flags may inflame tensions over immigration and the St George cross's far-right use, while the social media flag movement, driven by pride, shapes local momentum and council leaders plan banners for Remembrance Day and community campaigns next year.
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The Independent (US)Reform-led council slammed over plan to spend £75,000 on flags
The 164 flags are set to be displayed across 82 locations, costing the Nottinghamshire council £475 each
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