Winter Blackbird

Kate Rigby put her love of justice, writing, history and the arts to public good throughout her life. Her first jobs were in counter-intelligence as an officer with MI5 and MI6. She subsequently worked widely in the education sector and finally as a volunteer with the National Trust and Chetham’s Library in Manchester. She published a book of poetry, How to be a Pear, in 2024. She died in 2025.