PUPILS across Hampshire have a chance to display their doodles in front of an audience of millions.

Google is inviting schoolchildren to design a homepage doodle explaining what it means to be British.

The winning entry will be displayed on www.google.co.uk for a day and seen by an estimated 18 million people.

An expert panel will pick the top 30 doodles from across the country and then the public will select three finalists.

Google's master doodler, Dennis Hwang, 28, who works at Google's HQ in California will choose the winner.

He said: "Kids are already using Google as a research and education tool. Now we are giving them the chance to use our homepage to talk to the rest of the world about their country and its values."

Each school can enter up to three doodles. Teachers should register before May 31 and entries must be received by July 14.

Visit www.google.co.uk/doodle4google.