Report shows that most young children are proud of Britain's history

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More than half of Britain's schoolchildren are proud of Britain's history. But only 3% are proud of modern "celebrities".

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Regional winner ... doodle from Milo Burgess from Sonning Common Primary School

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By ONLINE REPORTER
November 06, 2006




BRITAIN'S young people are proud of their nation's history according to a new report.

Google asked 15,000 youngsters aged 4-18 to create a doodle of its logo as part of its Doodle 4 Google - My Britain competition and 45 chose to draw monuments and historical figures.

The results fly in the face of widespread thinking that today's youth don't care about their country's history.

More than half doodled the Union Jack with the Queen, Shakespeare, Big Ben and James Bond featuring prominently.

Surprisingly a mere 3 per cent of entries were drawings of celebrities.

Nikesh Arora, from Google said: "There has been a great deal of public debate over the last year about what it means to be British.

"Not only do the doodles demonstrate how talented British youngsters are, but our report shows the importance of tradition, heritage and history to the upcoming generation."

Tony Robinson of the Young Archaeologists Club added: "I was delighted at how varied, creative and culturally engaged the kids' responses were, with a vivid sense of our shared history.

"And what a surge of national pride coursed through me when I saw the entry that depicted Britishness as a sausage, egg, bacon, beans and knife and fork!"


13-year old schoolgirl Katherine Chisnall from Trowbridge was this afternoon announced as the winner of the nationwide Doodle 4 Google - My Britain competition.

Overall winner ... this doodle will feature on the Google homepage for 24 hours


Katherine's doodle entitled 'Five wonders of Britain' beat 15,000 others from across the nation.

It depicts the national and local landmarks that make up her view of Britain - the Millennium Sculpture, the London Eye, Blackpool Tower, Edinburgh Castle and the Severn Bridge.


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Here are the Google doodles

November 07, 2006



NATIONAL pride is alive and well in schools . . . and here are the doodles to prove it.

More than 15,000 kids aged four to 18 entered a contest to design a new logo for search engine Google that reflected their idea of Britishness.

And the results show they still cherish our rich culture and history.

Around 31 per cent included the monarchy, more than half used the Union Flag and 45 per cent included a famous figure from the past or a well-known monument — including a striking 33 per cent who drew Big Ben.

Just three per cent of entries featured a modern-day celebrity.

The winning image which includes Blackpool Tower, Edinburgh Castle and the Severn Bridge was chosen by an online poll.

It was designed by Katherine Chisnall, 13, of St Augustine’s College in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, who won a family holiday and laptop PC.

It will appear on Google’s UK site — google.co.uk— today for one day only, when it will be viewed by 20million people.
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ELEVEN-year-old SONNY BOOGAARD, of Summer Lane Primary in Barnsley, South Yorks, said: “You can never escape the British weather so the umbrella represents rain. Our Queen is well-known throughout the world so she is represented by a crown. The music notes represent The Beatles and the Union Jack shows a united Britain.”
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NIAMH SCARLETT, seven, of St Mary’s Primary in Enfield, North London offered a poetic description of her entry:
“A crown for the Queen who is 80 this year. A palace guard who looks after her with no fear. And Tower Bridge, where people like my mum run marathons and I cheer.”
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Winston Churchill, Isaac Newton, King Henry VIII, William Shakespeare and Guy Fawkes


JAMES HANDYSIDE, 13, of Dukes Middle School in Alnwick, Northumberland said: “I have called my doodle People Who Changed Britain because all the people on it have played a part in making Britain famous and strong. For example, Shakespeare wrote plays hundreds of years ago that are still popular today.”

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ROSS SMELE, 14, of Speedwell Technology College, Bristol, said: “I drew this to show typical aspects of Great Britain. I drew a peace dove to show the country as a peaceful place and the Loch Ness Monster showing the mysteries of Britain.”
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LEILA ALI, 15, of Newfield School, Sheffield, said: “The image I have portrayed not only depicts typical British culture with the English breakfast and a cup of tea but it is also personal to me. The first two letters represent Stonehenge and the seaside, which have sentimental value for me and are recognisable to many British people.”
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ELIZABETH KING, 16, of Groby Community College, Leicester, said: “I based my Google logo on the theme of British traditions and royalty as I think many of these have been forgotten. I used tartan, English tea and scones to represent some of these traditions. To make my doodle officially British, I included the British flag.”



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[Gonzo]

You are obviously very proud of Britain. You're constantly telling us Canadians what a great nation Britain is.

 

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Here is one from Anthony smith age eleven from Devon

Im proud of england because its the best , like when Drake used to plunder rape and sack cities and steal the spanish gold and stuff ,and im really proud of when we beat da little chinamen and forced them to eat opium, and stuff and when the ophans were sent to like australia without their permission and stuff and like it was england that beat the germans --we helped the american and the russians cuase they arent as great as us--and then they didnt even thank us--im especially proud that of all the countries in de world england is alway the one that is right no matter what it is--england is never wrong--im really proud of that--even when like in india the indians were rebelling my daddy said that we used to pour horsecrap on them to humiliate them and some of them we tied to canons and fired a connon ball right through them and then we would leave the bodies on the street rotting so that other would see it and be afraid---like even that sort of stuff was good cause england is good .

 

[fuzzylogix]

Dear little Anthony.

I bet his teacher is very proud of him.