Overview

• The England flags along Mansfield Road and Forest Road East were taken down on Tuesday, October 8, about a week after they were put up.
• Half a dozen handmade signs reading “we are welcoming” and “we are kind” were installed on the same lampposts in their place.
• Nottingham City Council said it will not remove the new placards, mirroring its earlier approach of leaving the flags untouched.
• The individuals who removed the flags and put up the signs have not been publicly identified.
• The swap comes during the ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ push seen across England, with other councils removing flags in places such as Tower Hamlets and Birmingham.