Two new St George's crosses have been bought to fly from the tower of Keighley Shared Church.

Keighley Town Council and St Andrew's Church, which controls the running of the shared church, simultaneously bought the new flags.

But because of the style of the two flags, they have to be flown at different times.

The Rev Peter Mott, priest-in-charge at the Shared Church, bought a pennant to be used throughout the year.

And Keighley Town Council donated a full flag, because the previous one had become tatty and in preparation for this weekend's St George's Day festivities.

Mr Mott explained: "The previous full flag, which was donated by a member of the congregation, had only been up a year but had got very tattered.

"This was noticed by the town council, which kindly bought us a new one."

He added: "We also bought a new one -- a pennant -- after reading an article in the Anglican Times. If you fly a flag all the time it is supposed to be a pennant.

"We should only fly a full flag on special occasions."

The pennant will now be flown for most of the year, with the flag being brought out for special occasions, such as during Easter or for St George's Day.

Town councillor Brian Hudson, who is organising the St George's Day celebrations, said: "We compared the tattered one on the church to the one flying on the town hall. We thought we would buy a new flag for the church.

"And it also ties in nicely with the St George's Day festivities."

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