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Brighton and Hove, East Sussex (England)

image located by Danny Brooks, 28 October 2026

Description of the flag
Coat of arms

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Description of the flag

Brighton & Hove (247,817 inhabitants in 2001) is a unitary authority and city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. It was formed as a unitary authority on April 1, 1997 by the merger of the East Sussex districts of Brighton and Hove. It immediately applied for and was granted borough status, which was followed by an award of city status by letters patent in 2000, as the joint winner of a competition to mark the Millennium. Brighton and Hove forms part of a conurbation along the Sussex Coast. Directly the west is Shoreham-by-Sea, and a short distance to the east are Peacehaven and Newhaven.
from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_&_Hove

"The Argus", 9 January 2007, reported:
"Brighton and Hove is to get its own flag, designed by one of the city's children. The 2020 Community Partnership, in association with "The Argus", is calling on the city's schoolchildren to come up with flags based on their vision for the city's future.
[...]
Roger French, chairman of the partnership, said: "[...] As our children are our future we thought a flag competition would be a fun way of getting them to think about what they want Brighton and Hove to be like in the future." The winning flag design will be announced in "The Argus" on May 4 and made into a full-sized flag to be raised at the annual Children's Parade on May 6. A selection of runners-up designs will be made into bunting which will also form part of the parade. Mr French, managing director of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company, said: "We hope the children might take into account some of the themes within the strategy when they are creating their designs - perhaps looking at transport, their homes, their local shops and the environment in which they live.
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The closing date for entries is March 9. A shortlist of designs will be printed in "The Argus" in April and the public will vote for their favourite design via "The Argus" website, www.theargus.co.uk, or by contacting the paper directly. The overall winner will be announced in the paper on May 4."

Ivan Sache, 10 January 2007

The four finalists (and their designers, four local children) are described in this article (dated 18th April 2007): Children's flag competition finalists revealed | The Argus https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1336495.childrens-flag-competition-finalists-revealed/

The flags (which are merely described, not pictured) featured:
"[A] picture of the proposed i360 tower next to a pink and purple Royal Pavilion and a seagull dressed as an old-fashioned pilot in a scarf and goggles."
"[T]he proposed i360 tower, with the Royal Pavilion and the Downs in the background."
"[A]n underwater car driving along the bed of the English Channel."

The winning design [not identified] does not seem to have been adopted as the city's flag.

A number of sources and retailers (see: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Brighton_%26_Hove.png - Wikimedia Commons) give another design as an unofficial flag of Brighton and Hove.

The design features two blue dolphins naiant and facing the hoist on a white field. Six white martlets (symbolising Sussex, on whose arms and flag they appear) appear in the flag's blue border, three at the top, three at the bottom.

Danny Brooks, 28 October 2026

Coat of arms

image located by Danny Brooks, 28 October 2026
Source: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/.../brighton-hove-crest

Brighton and Hove's arms can be blazoned:
Arms
Argent two Dolphins naiant and on a bordure Azure six Martlets Argent.

Crest
On a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Azure upon a Mount of Shingle Argent an Ancient Ship Azure oars and sail Argent a Banner flying from the masthead to the dexter Azure.

Motto
INTER UNDAS ET COLLES FLOREMUS - The motto translated from Latin to English is "Between Downs and Sea We Flourish". (source: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-and-committees/brighton-hove-crest)

The city arms were formed from the combined arms of Brighton and Hove and granted in 1997.

Danny Brooks, 28 October 2026