Council Marks Commonwealth Day

March 12, 2018

The Commonwealth Flag flew over Lisburn this week as Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council officially celebrated Commonwealth Day on Monday 12th March 2018.

Commonwealth Day 2018 marks 41 years since Commonwealth Day became a global celebration, marked by the 52 members of the Commonwealth.

The theme of this Commonwealth Day Celebration was ‘Towards a Common Future', and reminds us that cooperation as a family of nations enables us to respond collectively to global challenges. 

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP read the Commonwealth Day Message from Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations, The Right Honourable Patricia Scotland QC, which, said: “Fly a Flag is a wonderful opportunity for local communities to come together to celebrate the remarkable diversity and inclusiveness of the Commonwealth, and the many ways in which the lives and livelihoods of its 2.4 billion citizens are enriched through Commonwealth connection and cooperation. By working together locally and globally we learn from one another, and make progress for the good of all.

“On   Commonwealth   Day   people   of   all   ages   and   backgrounds   in   Commonwealth   countries   set   in   every continent and ocean will recommit to working 'Towards a Common Future', our theme for this year and for the   Commonwealth   Heads   of   Government   being   hosted   by   the   United   Kingdom   in   April.”

Raising the flag, the Mayor, Councillor Tim Morrow, said:  “By flying the Commonwealth Flag the Council is displaying its pledge to support the Commonwealth, its commitment to work together for a future to deliver a fairer, more prosperous, secure and sustainable future for all citizens – particularly our young people.”