Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2026 Photo Album
The massed band of cartoonists outside the Herne Bay bandstand. Photo © Jason Hollingsworth Glenn Marshall reports: ‘Oh didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor!’ (Note to self: change destination) Another year, another glorious cartoon festival and this time for the live-drawing day we returned to the sea front and […]
Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2026: Where Cartoons Meet the Coast
Chris Burke in action the last time the festival live drawing day was in the bandstand in 2016. Photo © Kasia Kowalska Emily from Beach Creative introduces this year’s festival: It’s almost time for a splash of humour, colour, and creativity as the Herne Bay Cartoon Festival returns to the Kent coast. With the theme […]
PCO in the Shop Window
Simon Ellinas drawing Dora Pavlou one of the store management team. Photo © Neil Martin Glenn Marshall writes (about himself again): Caricaturist extraordinaire Simon Ellinas and I helped out at the launch of the new book store at the back of the North London Hospice large shop in Barnet on Friday. Neil with his ‘Cartoonelli’ […]
We celebrate The New Cartoonist reaching its tenth edition
Glenn Marshall writes: The New Cartoonist has just published its tenth edition which is an achievement in itself with these difficult times in both digital and print publishing. This issue could even be called a PCO Special as it features an interview with our Chair-meister Clive Goddard explaining the organisation, a look back at the […]
Cartoonists in the Commons
Protesting outside Parliament Our Westminster correspondent Glenn Marshall reports: Last Wednesday we were back in the House of Commons with our friends at WDC (Whale & Dolphin Conservation) supporting their campaign to the ‘Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act’ which had previously been passed with large cross-party support in 2023 but has not yet brought into […]
PCO Awards Night 2025
30th January 2025 in the Financial Time’s Bracken House the great and good of British cartooning gathered for the second PCO Awards or ‘Splats’. Clive Goddard chairperson kicked off proceedings as the following ten awards were handed out. Best Caricature Presented by Jeremy Banx 1st Kevin Wells (Squiggle King), The New Cartoonist2nd Graeme Bandeira, […]
McLachlan Laugh-a-thon
Glenn Marshall writes: There was recently a joyous evening remembering Ed McLachlan’s life and cartoons at The Cartoon Museum hosted by Ed’s family, with Private Eye and The Oldie sponsoring. I’ve never seen an event at the museum so rammed full….it almost looked like one of Ed’s large drawings. The evening was organised to mark […]
Things That Go Bump In The Night exhibition
Intro by Sarah Boyce: Have you noticed it’s getting darker in the evenings and things are getting spookier? The owl hooting a bit too loudly, the werewolf howling far off in the distance, the gate weirdly clanking when there’s no wind? To celebrate the spooky, spirit season West End Arts Library at 35 St Martins […]
Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2025: Sun, Sea, Celebrations!
Will Renny from Beach Cteative introduces you to this years festival: Get ready for a wave of wit, colour, and creativity as the Herne Bay Cartoon Festival returns to the Kent coast for its 12th edition. This year’s theme — “Sun, Sea, Celebrations!” — sets the tone for a joyful and vibrant two-week celebration of […]