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ABOUT THE CITY About the City with Peter Bourhill Make ’em laugh! Harriet Bourhill (you may recognise the sur- name!) has won the 2022 UK Young Car toonist of the Year competition (for 18-30 year s old), which is run by The British Car toonists’ Association (BCA) and is judged by professional cartoonists working for the major national ‘Fleet Street’ newspapers. Harriet received prize money and a cer tificate at a recent ceremony at The Car toon Museum in London. Chair of the BCA, Nicola Jennings said: “The BCA is excited to be able to winkle out the new, young talent in a world where not just satire but anything funny is needed more than ever. According to the judges: “Harriet addresses the hot topics of environmental campaigns and cancel culture, but with a whimsical touch. There were many wonderful entries this year, but it was Harriet’s ‘laugh out loud’ car toon that won our final votes.” Harriet, who works for Baillie Gifford in ‘Letters to Heaven’ A new memorial post box which allows people to send ‘Letter s to Heaven’ to their loved ones, has been installed at West Lothian Crematorium. The move follows the success of a similar initiative at one of the crematorium’s sister sites, which has proved ver y popular with over 100 letter s and cards being posted within the fir st few weeks. The memorial post box is available for anyone to use, regardless of whether a ser vice for a loved one has been held at the crematorium. www.westlothiancrematorium.co.uk Edinburgh, says: “Car toons aren’t just funny - satirical car toons can be enlightening, scathing and brave, in a world where voicing your opinion can be dangerous”. The competition, now in its 27th year, has produced winners such as Nick Edwards (2009) who went on to win an Emmy for his work on Uncle Grandpa in the US, New Yorker car toonist Will McPhail, and political car toonist Matt Buck. www.cartoonmuseum.org www.advisor.museumsandheritage.com Harriet with her certificate Helping Ukrainians in Edinburgh On the day the Dukedom of Edinburgh was conferred on their Royal Highnesses, the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a reception at the City Chambers to recognise and celebrate the City of Edinburgh’s work in suppor ting Ukrainian refugees, and to thank the diver se range of volunteers who are suppor ting them across the Capital. Over 10,000 Ukrainians have now been welcomed to Scotland, with over 3000 making their new lives in Edinburgh, and over 500 Ukrainian children now in education across the city as well as receiving the full suppor t of the City of Edinburgh’s ser vices. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh with a Ukrainian girl wearing her country’s national dress. EdinburghLife May/June 2023 4

ABOUT THE CITY

About the City with

Peter Bourhill

Make ’em laugh! Harriet Bourhill (you may recognise the sur- name!) has won the 2022 UK Young Car toonist of the Year competition (for 18-30 year s old), which is run by The British Car toonists’ Association (BCA) and is judged by professional cartoonists working for the major national ‘Fleet Street’ newspapers. Harriet received prize money and a cer tificate at a recent ceremony at The Car toon Museum in London. Chair of the BCA, Nicola Jennings said: “The BCA is excited to be able to winkle out the new, young talent in a world where not just satire but anything funny is needed more than ever. According to the judges: “Harriet addresses the hot topics of environmental campaigns and cancel culture, but with a whimsical touch. There were many wonderful entries this year, but it was Harriet’s ‘laugh out loud’ car toon that won our final votes.” Harriet, who works for Baillie Gifford in

‘Letters to Heaven’ A new memorial post box which allows people to send ‘Letter s to Heaven’ to their loved ones, has been installed at West Lothian Crematorium. The move follows the success of a similar initiative at one of the crematorium’s sister sites, which has proved ver y popular with over 100 letter s and cards being posted within the fir st few weeks. The memorial post box is available for anyone to use, regardless of whether a ser vice for a loved one has been held at the crematorium. www.westlothiancrematorium.co.uk

Edinburgh, says: “Car toons aren’t just funny - satirical car toons can be enlightening, scathing and brave, in a world where voicing your opinion can be dangerous”. The competition, now in its 27th year, has produced winners such as Nick Edwards (2009) who went on to win an Emmy for his work on Uncle Grandpa in the US, New Yorker car toonist Will McPhail, and political car toonist Matt Buck. www.cartoonmuseum.org www.advisor.museumsandheritage.com Harriet with her certificate

Helping Ukrainians in Edinburgh On the day the Dukedom of Edinburgh was conferred on their Royal Highnesses, the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a reception at the City Chambers to recognise and celebrate the City of Edinburgh’s work in suppor ting Ukrainian refugees, and to thank the diver se range of volunteers who are suppor ting them across the Capital. Over 10,000 Ukrainians have now been welcomed to Scotland, with over 3000 making their new lives in Edinburgh, and over 500 Ukrainian children now in education across the city as well as receiving the full suppor t of the City of Edinburgh’s ser vices. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh with a Ukrainian girl wearing her country’s national dress.

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