Dedicated to the memory of Leighton Cathcart
This site is a tribute to Leighton Cathcart. He is much loved and will always be remembered.
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Thoughts
If you google Leighton's name, the first entry is a letter he wrote to the Guardian, which reads as follows: "I notice in many newspaper articles these days a frequent use of the split infinitive. When I was at school this form was heavily frowned upon. Is this usage becoming more accepted, or is it just sloppiness on the parts of the journalists concerned?
Leighton Cathcart, London UK"
So very Leighton. He wouldn't stand for it! He was a gentleman and a scholar.
Gareth
18th May 2020
Although we didnt see Leighton often, we followed his progress in life through Ann and Dessie with great interest and immense pride. Sandra and I (Lynda) had the pleasure of joining him recently to celebrate Dessie's 70th birthday at The Crawfordsburn Inn. We had a long chat and plenty of laughs, catching up with old times and it was clear he had not lost any of his wit and charm. We will always remember him with much love and cherish the memories left behind. Sandra and Lynda. Xox
Becky
4th May 2020
Leighton...You were a massive part of my childhood and I will never forget the fun we had on our adventures. Summers spent walking across the fields to see Miss Lee, with all her cats and her cardigan held together with safety pins, we loved visiting her. It felt like miles. The great fun we had at Sandeel beach playing in boats without a care in the world. Your imagination made everything so fantastic that I never wanted it to be home time.
Your love for star wars became my love of Star Wars, you knew every figure of every movie. I still love it to this day. When I think of all the trouble Dessie and Ann went to getting all the Star Wars figures for you and we decided one day to have a garage sale selling them all for 10p. We thought we were great! These are just some of the memories that we shared and I will never ever forget them. I hope every child finds a friend like you.
Colleen
2nd May 2020
