Hundreds of England flags adorn London housing estate in World Cup fan frenzy

Fiona Simpson15 June 2018

A south London housing estate has been adorned with 300 St George’s flags in support of England’s World Cup bid.

Red and white England flags cover every corner of Bermondsey’s Kirby Estate after patriotic residents banded to together to support England's efforts in Russia.

With England set to play their first match against Tunisia on Monday, the estate’s residents are fervently backing the side, led by captain Harry Kane.

Residents began their decorating efforts earlier this week ahead of Russia’s opening ceremony on Thursday.

London housing estate puts up 300 flags for World Cup

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Ralph Dowse joked on Twitter: “Feeling patriotic yet?” as he shared an image of the handiwork.

“Are you ready for Russia? Bermondsey is…” he added.

Around 300 flags have been put up in the south London estate
Geraldine Howard

Mr Dowse also explained the appearance of one lone Colombian flag among the sea of red and white.

He said residents had offered to remove an England flag to so that a Colombian family could support their team.

The flags have been put up to celebrate the World Cup
Ralph Dowse

“They asked for one, so we got them one, we were gonna take one of ours down and put their’s in its place.

“They politely declined and said could their’s be put next to ours as the wanted to embrace what we’ve done,” he added.

The flags are out ready for England's clash with Tunisia
Southwark Town FC

Southwark Town FC said on Twitter: “World Cup is on and you know #kirbyestate go all out you only get this in Bermondsey.”

Another person wrote: “You can't beat the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey. Always has the flags out. St George's day, England games, Love it!”

England will face Tunisia on Monday at 7pm.

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