PENARTH Town Council will join more than 730 Commonwealth Flags raised in locations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories, and Commonwealth countrie to mark Commonwealth Day 2015 on Monday, March 9.

The Flag raising ceremony will take place at 10am on the front lawn of West House and a tea and coffee reception will be provided afterwards.

Heads of State and Prime Ministers; Lord Mayors and Mayors; Town Councils and Local Authorities; school children and college students; Girl Guides and Boy Scouts; Sea, Army, and Air Cadets; charities and community groups; Commonwealth Ex-Servicemen and major shipping lines, and many others around the world will join to raise more than 730 Commonwealth Flags at 10am on Monday in a shared celebration of nations that encompass the globe.

A special message of good wishes from Her Majesty the Queen to all those taking part will be read out to those attending the 730 individual flag raising events, before the raising of each flag that morning.

A Penarth Town Council spokesman said: “All are welcome to join in with the flag raising ceremony and we hope to see lots of you there. We are incredibly proud to be part of the Commonwealth, and prouder still of the positive changes in the world driven by the organisation. We hope that you’ll join us in marking Commonwealth Day this year. By way of thanks there will also be a coffee reception after the flag raising ceremony.”