As if by magic , my Avatar is sitting in the corner on April 6th 2024 , raising a glass of Samuel Smith’s Bitter on the 60th Anniversary of The Cartoonist’s Club of Great Britain.
The Club was born at The Feathers on Fleet Street on April 1st 1960. Sadly, The Feathers no longer exists and but plans were afoot to hold the 60th Bash at The Punch Tavern in April 2020 .
Unfortunately fate, in the form of the Covid Pandemic , bowled everyone a massive googly and events everywhere were cancelled summarily.
Subsequent attempts to reconvene were scuppered by strikes.
A change of management at The Punch Tavern resulted in changes to the terms and conditions of the club’s booking which were unacceptable so it was decided to move the event to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese , which has a long and venerable history, with links to the newspaper industry generally , and cartooning specifically.
So from 4pm onwards on 6th April 2024 The Cartoonist’s Club of Great Britain will be celebrating its 60th Birthday Bash…four years late.
I can’t be there in person , but my avatar will have a whale of a time .
If you squint in the half light of the Johnson Bar, as the afternoon eases into evening , you might just catch sight of me .That’s me in the corner…
