Cartoon © Martin Rowson
Pete Songi writes:
A small acorn of an idea that has grown into a bit of a large tree.
Poster & cartoon © Pete Songi
This event was dreamed up after some light refreshment with myself Mark Winter and Jeremy Banks one cold night in SE10, also spurred on by Martin Rowson not too far away in SE13. Greenwich has a couple of local pubs with empty soulless walls so we thought why not try and fill one of them with wonderful cartoons for a short period while giving the locals the chance to purchase a print. Firstly the pub wins with more footfall, secondly the cartoonists win because someone might buy something and there’s another excuse to pop down the boozer!
Cartoon © Mark Winter
After a bit of to and fro The Duke of Greenwich pub agreed and the date was set. I kept the theme simple (Pubs and bars near me) and started out on a quest to ensnare a few cartoonists, using the ‘if you don’t ask, you don’t get’ method. Amazingly I’ve had a lot of yes’s from some really top cartoonists. (Examples attached)
So if you are in the area pop in and have a look over a pint or maybe some grub (they have a lovely menu).
The Great Greenwich Pub Exhibition of 2024
18th Jan – Feb 29th
Duke of Greenwich, 91 Colomb Street, London SE10 9EZ
Pub opening hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 4–10 pm
Wednesday: 12–11 pm
Thursday: 12–11 pm
Friday: 12–11 pm
Saturday: 12–11 pm
Sunday: 12–9 pm
Happy Hour 5-6 (Just saying… nudge, nudge say no more!)
We will also be meeting up on the evening of Wed 17th as a sort of launch so come down and meet some fellow cartoonists!
Photos from the launch night © Mark Winter
Cartoon © Pete Dredge
Cartoon © Steve Bright
Cartoon © Nick Newman
Cartoon © Rob Murray
Cartoon © Dean Patterson
Cartoon © Steve Lillie