Giant St George’s flag made of cheese

As the campaign to make St George’s Day a national holiday continues, one of England’s best-known treasures added its weight to the momentum today. Cheshire cheese has produced a unique St George’s flag made entirely of cheese. Weighing in at 13kg, the cheese stunt has been created to show support for the ongoing campaign to make St George’s Day (Thursday 23rd April 2009) a national holiday. 

The flag will be sent to Downing Street in an attempt to persuade Gordon Brown to act on the request for another Bank Holiday. Cheshire cheese, which has been a favourite since the Romans invaded, and is even mentioned in the Domesday Book, is the quintessential English cheese. It’s definitely not fromage.

David Wells, Cheshire cheese spokesperson said: “The North West of England is extremely proud of its history and its famous cheeses. Cheshire cheese is made almost exclusively in the region which is why we produced the St George’s flag to show our support for making St George’s Day a national holiday. Perhaps in these heated political times the Government may be more favourably inclined to giving St George’s Day national holiday status to raise its popularity? ” 

Cheshire cheese supports the St George’s Day dot com organisation (www.stgeorgesday.com) who campaign annually for it to become a national bank holiday. Colin Tabor, founder of St George’s Day dot com said: “The more support we get for our cause each year, the better, so we are delighted that Cheshire cheese is in support of our efforts. The more voices that are heard each year, the more chance there is for change.” 

Project Engineering Manager, Damien Murphy of Reaseheath College in Nantwich, constructed the flag for Cheshire cheese. “I was delighted to be approached and love a challenge! The flag looks as good as it tastes and I fully support the campaign,” he said.

Just imagine how many crackers you'd need with all that cheese...