Almost all of the comments have been positive towards the move after we asked for people\u2019s views.<\/p>\n
Bromsgrove comedian Fat Theo said: \u201cIt\u2019s National Pride \u2013 and about time too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis sort of patriotism in America and Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jayne Purcell added: \u201cAs you come off the motorway it brings a smile to your face.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joanne Dervisoglu said: \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t even be a question. England Flags and Union Jacks should be up everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other posts, the flag-flyers were praised, some said there should be more flags everywhere and Donna Martin said: \u201cDrove through Weoley Castle and seeing all the flags lifted my spirits.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Amy Grace said: \u201cBeautiful scenes \u2013 we need more\u201d, Elaine Hobbs added: \u201cWe need more in Rubery\u201d, and Richard Whitworth commented: \u201cI hope this catches on throughout the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others posted pictures of other areas of south Birmingham, including Bartley Green and Frankley.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
How did the flag-flying campaign come about
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755235398_944_PHOTO-2025-08-13-15-38-10-380x285.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Union Jack and St George\u2019s flags on lampposts on Ley Hill Road, Northfield, Birmingham. Photo by Tristan Harris. s<\/p>\n
The campaign has been spearheaded by Sean Doolan.<\/p>\n
He posted an image of himself and 14 other men holding the flags in the Weoley Castle Community Facebook group.<\/p>\n
He also shared a link to a GoFundMe page calling for donations for \u2018flags, poles and cable ties\u2019 which was launched by a group called Weoley Warriors.<\/p>\n
It led to a debate about whether the flying of the national flags on the Second City\u2019s streets should be seen as \u2018patriotic\u2019 or \u2018concerning\u2019.<\/p>\n
One person to book the campaign was Independent Frankley councillor Simon Morrall who claimed Birmingham City Council had already begun efforts to have the flags taken down.<\/p>\n
The local authority\u2019s policy is to remove any flag fixed to council-owned property, regardless of whats on them. It\u2019s understood the council has arranged a subcontractor to remove the flags in Weoley Castle.<\/p>\n
Birmingham City Council say upcoming street lighting upgrades mean anything attached to lampposts will need to be taken down. They have also deterred the public from installing flags or anything similar on lampposts due to the potential to endanger themselves or pedestrians and motorists.<\/p>\n