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Ed McLachlan
Burton Overy resident Ed McLachlan – famous cartoonist for his work in ‘Private Eye’ and other publications passed away at the end of September.
Wikepaedia says:
McLachlan was born in Humberstone, Leicestershire, and studied at Wyggeston Grammar School and Leicester College of Art. Initially he worked for a small printing company, before his cartoons were accepted by Punch magazine. He became a regular contributor to the magazine, and then went freelance in 1965. He contributed regularly to the Sunday Mirror and the Evening Standard, and in the late 1960s worked as a lecturer in graphics at Leicester College of Art.
From 1967 his cartoons appeared regularly in Private Eye, and his work also featured in the Daily Mirror, Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, and many other journals. He also designed advertisements, and wrote and illustrated children’s books including Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings. He illustrated more than 80 books in the Bangers and Mash educational reading series by Paul Groves, made into a television series in 1989, and also illustrated many non-fiction books. He received many awards, including Illustrative Cartoonist of the Year in 1980 and Advertising Cartoonist of the Year in 1981.
McLachlan died on 29 September 2024, at the age of 84.
Railings
The railings at the junction of School Road and High Street in Kibworth look so much better now they have been painted and they are no longer festooned with advertising banners.
Thankfully the infamous ‘Kibworth Lake’ is definitely a thing of the past, now the remedial work has taken place at the School Road bridge.
Black Horse
Black Horse, Foxton has changed hands. A warm welcome to the new landlord Mike along with chef Joel! The pub has a new lease of life and is open from 12-11pm. Home cooked food is served from 12-8pm.
Local Music
It is noted that J for Jazz is still going strong! Hear them live on Friday lunchtimes at Foxton Locks Inn, 12.30pm onwards. Free admission.
Looking for a New Year Project? ‘Join the choir taster Session’ for Foxton Community Choir is to take place on Thursday 16 January at 7.15pm in St Andrew’s Church.
Still in the musical idiom, the concert this Saturday afternoon by Kibworth Band is completely sold out. Tickets have gone like the proverbial ‘hot cakes’. There is nothing more nostalgic than singing carols accompanied by a brass band. Especially outdoors followed by a warm mince pie and a glass of punch.
Good to see Kibworth Band members playing with the Bardi Orchestra on Sunday 1 December at De Montfort Hall. The ten members augmented the 60+ strong orchestra when playing the final section of Ottorino Respighi piece ‘Pines of Rome’.
Jane McDonald will be giving a talk to members and visitors of the Market Harborough Historical Society, regarding The Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, on Wednesday 8 January, 7.30pm. The talk will be in The Methodist Church Hall, Northampton Road, Market Harborough LE16 9HE.
Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital
