Nailing Your Colours

This phrase "Nailing your colours to the mast" came from my home city of Sunderland, which is in the north of England. It is because a local sailor, by the name of Jack Crawford, committed acts of heroism by raising the flag on his ship all the while being shot at during a war. This signifies how the people of Sunderland will not give up, how even if we are down we will keep going. Sunderland is a city with a strong sense of community - we will always work together to help our city and those who live within it, shine.

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