Not in anticipation of a “Yes” in the Scottish referendum, after which there could be quite a few Union Flags [1] surplus to requirements, but as sanctioned in the judgment Re St Mary Magdalene South Bersted [2014] Chichester Cons Ct, Mark Hill Ch. The Union Flags in question were among the redundant or dilapidated items that the incumbent, churchwarden and PCC secretary of the church sought to remove and dispose of, including 4 short free-standing modem oak pews (circa 1967), 3 desks, a portable altar and communion rail, 2 old ‘Glastonbury’-style sanctuary chairs, a wooden cross, 2 wooden candlesticks and 11 standards (flags) and their metal wall fixings. Continue reading →