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Flyposting with Union flag from lamppost on A16 near the roundabout to Marsh Lane

Reported via desktop in the Flyposting category by Andy J at 20:30, Wed 3 September 2025

Sent to Boston Borough Council and Lincolnshire County Council 1 minute later. Council ref: 2854550.

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Union flag. A lamppost is not a flag pole, It is advertising someone who doesn't know the difference or someone who is wilfully stupid. Likely their ignorance is attempting to make a political statement in the worst way.

Updates

  • Thanks for letting us know about your issue with flyposting. We will look into this and let you know what we find within the next 14 days.

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 20:31, Wed 3 September 2025

  • Great news, we’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed to our Highways Officers for the team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when the assessment has taken place.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 15:15, Thu 4 September 2025

  • Thanks for letting us know about your issue with flyposting. We will look into this and let you know what we find within the next 14 days.

    State changed to: Open

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 15:12, Fri 5 September 2025

  • State changed to: Investigating

    Updated by Lincolnshire County Council at 11:32, Mon 8 September 2025

  • We recognise that communities often wish to express national pride, celebration, or remembrance through the display of flags, decorations, or markings. We appreciate the sentiment behind these gestures, and our standard practice is not to proactively remove such items from highway assets, including street lighting columns, unless they pose a safety concern. For example, repainting of roundabouts will be addressed as part of scheduled maintenance.

    This approach reflects the need to balance community expression with the practical limitations of our resources and the importance of proportionality in our operations. We do not actively encourage the attachment of items to our infrastructure, but where they do not present a risk, we take a pragmatic and proportionate stance.

    Our priority remains ensuring the safety and integrity of the highway network, while being mindful of the communities we serve.

    Therefore, we will only actively seek to remove a flag where there is a safety concern, e.g. where the flag may obstruct a sign, camera or similar attachment already fixed to the column, or a flag becomes damaged.

    Thank you for reporting this matter.

    State changed to: No further action

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 09:58, Wed 17 September 2025

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