Issue - meetings
Disposal of Flag from Museum Collection
Meeting: 10/02/2023 - Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Economic Development (Item 4)
4 Disposal of Union Jack Flag from Landing Ship Tank (LST) 157 
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Purpose of report
To confirm the disposal of a union jack flag that was previously flown on Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 157, so that it can be transferred to another museum.
RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member agrees to the disposal of the flag so that it can be transferred to the LST Ship Memorial, Evansville, Indiana, USA.
Minutes:
Andrew Whitmarsh, D Day Museum Development Officer, introduced the report. Councillor Pitt said it would be good to see some photographs of the flag once it was in place at the LST memorial in the USA.
DECISION: The Cabinet Member approved the disposal of the flag so that it can be transferred to the LST Ship Memorial, Evansville, Indiana, USA.