Farewell to an Old Friend

Barbara Ridley's leaving do. 

This year has seen a few friend move onto new jobs further a field. He is a little ditty written by Mark Garner Head of Graphics for Barbara Ridley. Illustrations by yours truly 

IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO GLASGOW

THIS IS WHAT YOU’LL FIND

CLOUDS AND RAIN AND A FOOTBALL TEAM

STRUGGLING FROM BEHIND

THERES MEN IN SKIRTS  - AND HAGGIS

AND BAGPIPES PLAYING SONGS

WOMEN CALLED McTAVISH

WEARING TARTAN THONGS

THERES A DRINK THAT THEY CALL WHISKY

THAT’S DRUNK AT BREAKFAST TIME

AND SOMETHING CALLED SCOTCH EGGS

NOT SCOTTISH—BUT IT RHYMES!

BUT MORE THAN THAT – THERES CULTURE…

HISTORY AND SMILES

AND THERE USED TO BE A LONG WALL

THAT WENT ON FOR MILES AND MILES…

THERES ART, MUSIC…SONG AND DANCE,

AND SOME – HOGMANY

AND VERY SOON IN THE NEW YEAR

THEY’LL BE A B RIDLEY

FROM STOKE TO GLENN

CERAMICS TO MEN….. WHO FLASH US THEIR BEHINDS.

BARBARAS JOURNEY TAKES HER

TO A LAND WHERE SHE WILL FIND……..

A NEW POSITION, THO’ CHALLENGING…

WILL ENRICH HER BEYOND BELIEF.

THEY WILL GAIN A FAIR MAIDEN STRONG

-AND WE WILL LOSE A CHIEF!

FOR BARBARA RIDLEY TO US ALL

HAS BEEN A TOWER OF STRENGTH

AND FROM US ALL WE WISH YOU

WOULD STAY TO DO THE ANNUAL MONITORING,TIMETABLES, BUDGETS,

FLTQC MEETINGS, FLUX, MA,BA,…….ETC

  

FOR 7 YEARS SHES SERVED WITH CHEER

A SMILE. A LAUGH. A SONG.

AND WHEN THE SEAS WERE STORMY

SHE STEERED THE SHIP ALONG.

SHE NEVER LET THE SIDE DOWN

AND FOUGHT FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT.

STARTING WORK QUITE EARLY.

AND LABOURED UNTIL NIGHT.

SO BARBARA – IT’S A FAREWELL FROM ALL

IT’S THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART.

WE\LL MISS YOU—AND NOW TOAST YOU

FROM ALL OF OUR BRAVE HEARTS!!!!!