VOTING for the final design of the Dorset flag ends this Friday.
Four possible designs, shortlisted from 29 ideas sent in by people across the county, are in the running to represent the county and its people.
Posters featuring the four designs are on show at the county's libraries and on the Flag Institute website www.flaginstitute.org/dorset.htm Voting slips can also be obtained at Dorset libraries and downloaded from the Flag Institute's website.
Alternatively, residents can post their choice of A, B, C or D with their contact details on a postcard to Flag Institute, c/o County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ or email dorset@flaginstitute.org Graham Bartram, chief vexillologist - flag expert - from the Flag Institute, has been involved in the shortlisting and organisation of the competition.
He said: "Votes have been coming in thick and fast, both hard copies and emails.
"It's exciting to see that so many people support the idea of a Dorset flag.
"It's important that as many people as possible send in their vote so that the flag which eventually represents Dorset is truly chosen by the people of the county."
Votes will be counted on Tuesday, September 16 with an announcement of the winner as soon as possible after numbers have been verified.
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