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Bridge Saltire flagging after just two days

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Published Date: 27 November 2008
ATTEMPTS to literally fly the flag for Scotland on one of the country's most iconic structures have lasted only two days.
As part of the upcoming celebrations for St Andrew's Day, two giant Saltires were hoisted to a height of over 500ft on the bridge towers of the Forth Road Bridge on Monday morning.

However, one of the 15ft flags had to be taken down yesterday at around noon after blustery conditions caused it to become entangled in the wires of the flag poles.

A spokesman for FETA said: "The south flag (Edinburgh] is still flying fine at the moment. The north flag (Fife] got caught up in the wires of the flag poles that support the flag. It's torn a little bit so it's been taken down to be repaired.

"This is why we don't normally fly flags from the bridge because they're extremely exposed.

"We will just need to keep an eye on it but we will have one up through St Andrew's Day."

The spokesman said it should be back in its place by this morning.





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1

Douglas,

Bathgate 27/11/2008 16:23:05
Apologies for any spelling mistakes, I can barely see the keys through tears of shame.
I don't know which is worse, engineers not being capable of flying a flag or admitting to same.
2

Thistledhu,

27/11/2008 21:07:07
just drove by cant see the flags on top of the towers but the st andrews cross on the rail bridge is awesome
3

is it me?,

Edinburgh 27/11/2008 21:54:27
When is it?
4

SinCity,

28/11/2008 00:31:56
I drove on the bridge today and noticed one flag and thaought it was fab secure it and keep it going in fact a bigger flag would have a greater impact.

thankyou
5

For Scotlands Future,

Vote for the SNP 17/12/2008 14:20:41
Maggie Broon will be very annoyed as he crosses over the bridges. Don't we know that we're BRITISH???
6

COLINTON.MAINS,

Oakville Ontario 06/01/2009 00:14:29
hope.the.flags.were.made.in.SCOTLAND

 

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