Decorate 10 Downing Street for VE Day!

An exciting opportunity for your designs and artwork to be featured in 10 Downing Street.

As part of the 80th Anniversary celebrations of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, we are inviting schools and young people across the country to take part in a special creative competition to design bunting for 10 Downing Street.

This is a chance for students to reflect on this historic occasion, honour those who gave their lives during the Second World War, and celebrate the spirit of national unity and sacrifice.

Bunting outside 10 Downing Street

What we’re looking for

We want to see bunting designs that are colourful, patriotic, and full of creativity and heart.

Designs should look back on years of tradition, commemorate the fallen, and recognise the sacrifices made by communities across the UK during the war.

We also encourage a message of thanks and hope for the future.

Union Flag bunting on railings

The Prize

Entries will be judged by a special guest at No.10, and the winning designs will be professionally printed and turned into real bunting to decorate 10 Downing Street for VE Day.

We can’t wait to see what your students create, thank you for helping us make this VE Day one to remember!

 

 

Submission Guidelines

  • Deadline: Midnight on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025
  • Format: A4 JPG (ideally with a minimum resolution of 1754px x 1240px)
  • Where to send your entry: Please email your entries as attachments to vevjday80@dcms.gov.uk
  • Include: VE Day bunting design submission: [Name of school or entrant’s name] in the subject line and let us know your location
  • Please make sure the design fits into a triangle shape – you can use our our plain bunting template below as a starting point