Doodle 4 Google

Doodle 4 Google

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At Google, we like to reflect the ever changing world of our users through the logo designs on our homepage. The 'Doodle 4 Google' competition asks young people across the UK to design their own 'Google Doodle' and the winning entry will be used on the Google homepage in the UK on 1st October.

For this year's contest, which has been held in association with the Daily Mirror's 'Pride of Britain' awards, 70k doodles were created across the UK. Our judging panel have selected their top 48.

  • Amelia Warcup
  • Shannon Keeton
  • Lorna Kerr
  • Joseph Compton
  • Maidie Deighton
  • Kiera Lynchey
  • Grace Hally
  • Shelby Kerr
  • Tommy Fosbery
  • Lewys James
  • Maya Harrison

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My friendly community

My community has friendly people to help out and places to play.

Name: Amelia Warcup

Age: 6

School: Yaxley Infant School

Region: East England

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A town called Stapleford

This doodle is about my town Stapleford. I have drawn important buildings in Stapleford, like the post office, my school and the park beacause this is where I walk my dog and I love the swings. I have included people who help us in our community like the postman and a nurse.

Name: Shannon Keeton

Age: 7

School: Frederick Harrison Infants and Nursery

Region: East Midlands

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Google City

My community means people who help us in our area. We should help others who are in trouble. We have things that can help us, trees, rivers, teachers, RSPCA, police, hospitals, doctors and Tesco.

Name: Lorna Kerr

Age: 6

School: Barley Fields Primary School

Region: North East

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In My Community

When I think of 'My Community' I think of people, news, activities and resources in the surrounding area. Some of these include my school, church, post office and local doctors. People are very busy but still care and look out for each other.

Name: Joseph Compton

Age: 5

School: Clough Primary School

Region: Northern Ireland

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West Cowick Life

Where I live children play in the park, butterflies fly in the fields and at school. People like chatting especially at the Church!

Name: Maidie Deighton

Age: 7

School: Cowick C.E.School

Region: Yorkshire and Humberside

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Helpers in the community

This picture shows the helpers in the community. The G is a classroom. The two O's are wheels of a fire engine. The G is a lollipop lady. The L is a policeman and the E is a ambulance. These are all helpful members of the community.

Name: Kiera Lynchey

Age: 7

School: Woodbank Primary School

Region: North West

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My community

I drew pictures of different forms of communicating around the world G = Four people talking and playing O = A girl talking O = A boy talking G = Two people talking L = A pencil writing E = A computer

Name: Grace Hally

Age: 7

School: Woodside Primary School

Region: Scotland

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My World

I chose a dragon because it's our griffin logo for our school. I chose the world because I live here. I chose a lollipop lady because they help us cross the road. I chose a cow because there are farms in our world.

Name: Shelby Kerr

Age: 6

School: Godshill Primary School

Region: South East

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Trevithick Day engine

My Community is Camborne it has alot of trains especially steam trains on Trevithick Day. I have doodled a steam engine built by Richard Trevithick because he was important to Camborne and he made engines so that we can drive vehicles now.

Name: Tommy Fosbery

Age: 5

School: Roskear

Region: South West

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My Community

G - The welsh dragon to represent Wales OO - Pontypridd is famous for its old bridge which was the longest single spanning bridge in the world spanning over the River Taff G - Welsh pit wheel to represent coal mining in Wales L - Welsh leek E - Welsh rugby

Name: Lewys James

Age: 7

School: Coedpenmaen Primary

Region: Wales

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Maya's Doodle for Google Community

This Google is mainly set at my swimming lessons that I go to. The 'G' is my swimming lessons and the first 'o' has my best friends sitting on it. The second 'o' has my school teacher in it who is called Mrs Strutt. The 'g' has the sun set over it because I normally see the sun set before I go to bed. The 'l' is shaped as my little sister because I love her so much. The 'e' has grass around it because I live near the park.'

Name: Maya Harrison

Age: 7

School: Leek First School

Region: West Midlands

  • Sheza Rani
  •  Zuleikah Yusuf
  • Ginger Frame
  • Matthew Douglas Taylor
  • Zak Humphrey
  • Nathan Spellman
  • Amy Dickson
  • Anna Readman
  • Dan Rowe
  • Emily Elias
  • Emily Campion
  • Katriona Lawrenson
  • Francesca Telling

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Unity in 'My Community'

To me the key word within community is unity. Unity helps us all to get along and care about others. Our community provides everyday facilities such as hospitals, temples, shops and homes. I am very thankful and happy for all that we have in our community.

Name: Sheza Rani

Age: 11

School: Robert Bruce Middle School

Region: East England

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Things that make my Community

I drew all the things I thought were included in my community .I used flags to represent different religeons. All the services, firemen, postie etc. I put in all the things i thought I could draw nicely.

Name: Zuleikah Yusuf

Age: 11

School: Spinney Hill Primary School

Region: East Midlands

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Goommunity

My doodle contains the queen, the London eye, a football, a road, a rose and lots more.

Name: Ginger Frame

Age: 8

School: Eveline Day School

Region: London

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Mine

My commumity means to me that everyone knows everyone and people are very freindly. My doodle is about mining: the o is a go kart and the g is the lambton worm, g is a miner, l is a pickaxe and e is a miner.

Name: Matthew Douglas Taylor

Age: 10

School: Shiney Row Primary School

Region: North East

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Zak's World

Zak has drawn Slemish mountain, where St.Patrick looked after his sheep, the recycling logo as he recycles to save the earth, which is why he has drawn the world and a windmill to generate electricity. He has drawn his friends who are important to him, and some hands to show how united in peace the people of Northern Ireland are.

Name: Zak Humphrey

Age: 8

School: Buick Memorial Primary

Region: Northern Ireland

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Doodle of Man

In my communnity we have a lot of places to visit, like the world famous Lady Isabella, the largest working waterwheel in Europe, Peel Castle, the TT races and of course beautiful countryside and glens.

Name: Nathan Spellman

Age: 11

School: Ballakermeen High School

Region: North West

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My Community

The house in the G represents the lovely housing in my area. The man in the turban represents the Sikhism in my community. The tennis raquet in the other O stands for the tennis club that I visit every weekend. I drew the school tie on the G because it represents my school and my school is very important to me. I drew the kids piled up in the L because that represents my friends near my house. The English rose and Scottish thistle in the E represent my parents as Mum is English and Dad is Scottish.

Name: Amy Dickson

Age: 10

School: Braidbar Primary School

Region: Scotland

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Helping Together

My doodle shows lots of people working together to help repair the Google sign. If everyone worked together as a team, they could repair the earth's environment. I hope this message is spread around the world, so that people start helping to make the world a better place

Name: Anna Readman

Age: 11

School: Wallands School

Region: South East

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Cornwall

G: A surfer on a wave. O: The cornish flag. O: An ice cream. G: King Arthur's sword in the stone. L: A cornish tin mine chimney. E: A man eating a traditional cornish pasty.

Name: Dan Rowe

Age: 10

School: St. Columb Minor

Region: South West

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The Dragon's Head and Tail

My community is Wales. The Dragon starts the Doodle becasue he is the most important symbol of Wales. The daffodil and leek are symbols of Wales and we wear daffodils on St.David's Day and use Leeks in Cawl (Welsh Broth). The word Wales shows that I support Wales and are proud of Wales and finally the Dragon's tail points upwards and shows that Wales is strong and proud and moving onwards and upwards.

Name: Emily Elias

Age: 10

School: Gwyrosydd Primary School

Region: Wales

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Important Community

In Walsall we are famous for our leather - I have included this in my design. To me, a very important part is church, my friends, sports, weather and swimming. I have included all of these.

Name: Emily Campion

Age: 10

School: Cooperand Jordan Priamry School

Region: West Midlands

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The Boating Community

There have been families living on canals for over a hundred years. My boat is green and red and greatly decorated. I have a wind generator and a wood burning stove. I have a dog. If I put my hand into the canal a pike might bite my fingers.

Name: Katriona Lawrenson

Age: 9

School: Leeds Girls High School, Ford House

Region: Yorkshire and Humberside

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Making my community better.

My community is made up by my friends, my surroundings, my school and my pets. I think education, population, the internet, protecting the environment and animals will make my community better.

Name: Francesca Telling

Age: 8

School: The Highway Primary

Region: London

  • Fiona Carter
  • Madeleine Churchhouse
  • Annabel Tran
  • Emily Myers
  • Mary Elizabeth McSorley
  • Lucy Taylor-Parker
  • Marta Vilmute
  • Kate McCann
  • Thang Huynh
  • Elliot Parkes
  • Stewart Smith
  • Daisy Pearson

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Mia Socio

My doodle represents a universal meaning of 'community', and that is why I named it 'mia socio'. Mia socia is Esperanto for 'my community'. I want my doodle to mean something to everyone, not just people whose lives are similar to mine. This is how communities should be.

Name: Fiona Carter

Age: 13

School: Comberton Village College

Region: East England

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All in One

I think a good community should revolve around trust and equality. This is the theme of my Doodle. It shows children from diverse races and religions holding hands in an endless wheel of friendship. Their hands are bare showing respect as we should all have for one another.

Name: Madeleine Churchhouse

Age: 13

School: Derby High School

Region: East Midlands

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Musical Cummunity

Music is an important part of a community as it brings people together and makes us who we are. It makes us unique as individuals and can help us develop our own talents and also meet new people similar to us. Then we can enjoy music together as one.

Name: Annabel Tran

Age: 14

School: Mill Hill County High School

Region: London

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Newcastle

My community shows the parts of the city that sparkle and shine. It shows what people want to believe the city looks like, what people think the city looks like. The tourist attractions and the historical landmarks stood right beside the premier football club.

Name: Emily Myers

Age: 13

School: St Thomas More RC High School

Region: North East

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Peace in our community

I wanted to express peace in my community by showing: G is blue with a dove for peace in our time. O is friendship and togetherness. O is our community bringing the world together. G is for the love. L is for keeping our community tidy. E is yellow to represent happiness.

Name: Mary Elizabeth McSorley

Age: 13

School: Loreto Grammar School, Omagh

Region: Northern Ireland

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Rural to urban community

A personal journey - I have changed communities by moving house. Like me many people move from an urban community to a rural area and vias versa and adapt to the changes presented. I feel that I have shown this in my Google by merging both the rural and urban together.

Name: Lucy Taylor-Parker

Age: 13

School: Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

Region: North West

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My Google Doodle

Take the dolphin spotting boat from Inverenss Harbour and cruise through the Moray Firth, or if you are more interested in mystical myths then take the Jacobite Boat trip down Loch Ness and hear all about the legendary 'Nessie', or just explore the Highlands in general. If you are a big sports fan then why don't you enjoy one of the weekend Caley Thistle football matches or have a game of rugby.

Name: Marta Vilmute

Age: 13

School: charleston academy

Region: Scotland

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Up my Street

In a community, people rely on each other. I chose to show this with buildings because you need all of them. A shop, church, house, school, workplace and station.

Name: Kate McCann

Age: 12

School: Howard of Effingham School

Region: South East

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I love my community

I choose Graffiti because Bristols background are highly influenced by artists such as Banksy, therefore it is normal for Bristol's community to be enriched with graffiti. The two hands represent our community where black and white people can unite and help each other to develop the place where we live in. Unfortunatly, there is alot of rubbish in my community and I hope to make a point and do my part to help the community.

Name: Thang Huynh

Age: 14

School: Filton High School

Region: South West

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Where I live

The G represents Great Britain. The wind farms are the future. Dragon and rugby represent Wales where I live.

Name: Elliot Parkes

Age: 11

School: Ysgol Bryn Elian

Region: Wales

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World community

Why can't the world accept that we are one big community? My image is to see the world make peace and goodwill and send an olive branch around the world.

Name: Stewart Smith

Age: 12

School: King Edward VI Aston

Region: West Midlands

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Happy life in Leeds

My doodle represents a happy, cheerful community. The lighhouse represents looking out for each other, the firendship and happiness and the waves, the community relaxed, calm and trusting nature. The perfect community.

Name: Daisy Pearson

Age: 13

School: Roundhay School Technology College

Region: Yorkshire and Humberside

  • Bernadine Pardue
  • Varsha Mistry
  • Aqsa Iftikhar
  • Debbie Ward
  • Anna Jones
  • Katie Anstee
  • Rachel Armit
  • Daniel Thorne
  • Eleanor Johnstone
  • Lauren Elwin
  • Jessica Donoghue
  • Harpreet Moore

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Up My Street

My community means to me the people in your life, like friends and family who are very close to you. I incorporated this into my design by the road as it's always very personal to you. The figures drawn onto my design show the people that are in my community.

Name: Bernadine Pardue

Age: 14

School: Northgate High School

Region: East England

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Working together creating something beautiful

My design is about what communities can do when they get together in my area. My design shows what my community means to me which is how different people and cultures can work together to create something beautiful.

Name: Varsha Mistry

Age: 15

School: Rushey Mead School

Region: East Midlands

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Community = our similarities

A community is about things that make us alike. We are all different as we are alike; conflict is caused if we focus alone on differences. It’s time we stop our wars; come together, accept our differences and celebrate our similarities: doing this would bring peace.

Name: Aqsa Iftikhar

Age: 15

School: Sarah Bonnell

Region: London

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Aspire

Our school motto is 'Aspire'. It means 'to hope' and 'a purpose'. I think that each person can hope to become a part of a community and that each community's purpose is to be a significant contributor to Britain.

Name: Debbie Ward

Age: 15

School: Sandhill View School

Region: North East

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Community

I chose to draw this design because, to me, it signified community. I used this idea that even though everyone is diferent, different coloured skin, different religion and different cultures, everyone can work together as a team or community. My picture symbolises that although this team is different than some, it works really well together.

Name: Anna Jones

Age: 14

School: Wallace High School

Region: Northern Ireland

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Walks of life

I participate in many activities and have the opportunity to meet people. However I feel that these activities don't accomodate people from different cultures, backgrounds or with disabilities, which encourages crime around the community. In the future I believe people from different walks of life should be given equal opportunities.

Name: Katie Anstee

Age: 15

School: Cheadle Hulme High School

Region: North West

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Life in our hands

This doodle represents how good our community can be if we work together. Our community could be something special. If we lend a hand the world can be changed for the better.

Name: Rachel Armit

Age: 14

School: Inveralmond Community High school

Region: Scotland

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Happy Times

When trying to fit my doodle in to theme of 'My Community' I used different pictures that normally feature in a community. For example, people close together on the letters, love hearts to symbolise relationships and colour to add more of an effect. The people are all different races but still are playing together in harmony. The rainbow symbolises peace and the joining of different communities.

Name: Daniel Thorne

Age: 15

School: Howard of Effingham School

Region: South East

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Colours of the Seaside

My doodle represents the colourful aspect of my community, Weymouth and Portland, and some of the things which make us unique. My design shows an anchor which represents the fishing community, beach huts which represent the tourist community and fireworks because Weymouth is such a colourful place full of festivities and fun.

Name: Eleanor Johnstone

Age: 15

School: Budmouth Technology College

Region: South West

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Human Nature

The tree in my doodle represents worldwide, global communities. This is also why I have left the figures in silhouette, because colour and race should have no place in a well balanced and equal community. The figures are in poses which all people, in every community rely on - supporting, depending and leading each other. Our communities are the key to the survival and happiness of mankind and we should treasure them and build on them and make them stronger and safer to live in.

Name: Lauren Elwin

Age: 16

School: Ysgol Tryfan School

Region: Wales

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The Cultures of My Community

In my doodle I have shown the different religions and cultures that are in my community today. I have drawn pictures that I feel represent these different backgrounds, to show we are all living together in one community, and that we should all accept these differences.

Name: Jessica Donoghue

Age: 15

School: Kingsbury School and Sports College

Region: West Midlands

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My Community

When I think about 'my community', I tend to think about negative things in urban environments such as graffiti, music, football, etc. However, communities have local councils that provide amenities such as schools, pharmacies, resedential homes etc. Overall, my community makes me think about my home and my neighbours.

Name: Harpreet Moore

Age: 15

School: Bruntcliffe school

Region: Yorkshire and Humberside