Meet Mojo - our Child-friendly mascot
At the 2023 Medway Mile on Friday 21 July, Mojo made their first appearance as part of the team - and even ran
Since launching Child-friendly Medway, children and young people have asked for a mascot to join the Child-friendly
Beginning in January 2023, design activity sheets were delivered to schools and youth organisations across Medway
The Child-friendly Medway team worked with local artist Nick Ashton, who used the drawings as inspiration to create
The final design was sent to a workshop, where a craftsperson brought Mojo to life.
Since Mojo’s introduction to the team, they have attended many events and have loved making lots of new friends.
![Image shows Mojo the mascot at the Medway Mile.](/images/mojo_resized.jpg)
Mojo made their first appearance at the Medway Mile 2023.
Shortlisted designs
See below the 8 shortlisted designs for the Child-friendly Medway mascot.
![Child-friendly Medway mascot designs. Kit is a cartoon character with a kite as a head and foxy is a fox is a cartoon fox character wearing a purple hoodie and blue trainers.](/images/Kit_and_Foxy.jpg)
Kit and Foxy Child-friendly Medway mascot designs.
![Child-friendly Medway mascot designs. Robbie is a cartoon robin wearing a traffic cone on his head. Ozzy is a red octopus.](/images/Robbie_and_Ozzy.jpg)
Robbie and Ozzy Child-friendly Medway mascot designs.
![Child-friendly Medway mascot designs. Mojo is a pink cartoon dragon and Mozzy is a fluffy cartoon character with pigtails.](/images/Mojo_and_Mozzy.jpg)
Mojo and Mozzy Child-friendly Medway mascot designs.
![Chil-friendly Medway mascot designs. Poppy is a cartoon fox with pink hair. Bertie is a blue cartoon bug.](/images/Poppy_and_Bertie.jpg)
Poppy and Bertie Child-friendly Medway mascot designs.
Partnership
The mascot design project was sponsored by Countryside Partnerships and Hyde through the Rochester Riverside
The Community Board awarded a £5,000 grant to support the mascot project.