British Ensign Club

The British Ensign Club is a Facebook-based Interest Group devoted to flags that involve the Union Jack (or other British-type flags) around the world.  This also includes flags used by the British royal family, vice-regal flags, and military flags, and flags of other nations that the Union Jack or it's ensigns have influenced. There are - as of 2019 - over 3100 members worldwide.
==Club Member's Flag==
This flag is a 1:2 ratio British Blue Ensign (and which there is also a Red Ensign variant). The shield from the BEC club emblem is in the fly of the flag. All BEC members can fly this flag. 
==Club Ceremonial Flag==
This flag is a 1:2 ratio British Blue Ensign (and which there is also a Red Ensign variant). It differs from the Member's flag in that the full club emblem - shield with generic crown and scroll - is in the fly of the flag. Used to represent the BEC as a whole (at FIAV congresses, etc.).
==Club Officers Flag==
This flag is used by those persons who founded the club (James Alcock and Anthony Hathaway-Taylor), and Club Officers (Secretary, Representatives, etc.) who administrate the club. Based on the flag design used by British Governors and Ambassadors/High Commissioners, the Club Emblem is placed (in a yellow-rimmed blue disc surrounded by a garland of laurel) in the center of the Union Jack.
== Club Emblem ==
The Club Emblem consists of three principal elements: Shield, Crown, and Scroll.. 
The Shield depicts a lion (of the same design used on the flag of the Governor-General of Canada) wearing a generic crown and holding erect a flagstaff flying a fringed Union Jack. The lion is standing on the Earth (represented by a green hemisphere in the base of the shield).
The Crown surmounting the shield is of a generic design, representing the fact that the BEC also studies British Royal and Vice-Regal flags.
The Scroll at the bottom of the shield bears the name of the club.
== BEC Club Badge ==
Created in 2019, this version of the BEC Club badge consists of the lion-and-flag portion of the club emblem placed within a red disc. Bordering the disc is a white-and-yellow-edged blue ring depicting the name of the club and it's year of establishment. This badge is worn as a cloth patch by BEC members.
Category:Ensigns