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You may not recognise Franky in this picture - but when she retired last year, she thought she would dress the part at work.
They were a little shocked to say the least. There follows a small poem that says it all..




When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me
And I shall spend my pension on brandy
and summer gloves and satin sandals
And say we’ve no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other peoples gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beer mats
And things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the chldren
We will have friends to dinner and read the papers
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me
Are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple!




Through their fund raising efforts, UCE Rag were generous enough to donate £1,000 to Music In Motion.
Thank you to all their supporters. Well Done.




In Chamberlain Square Birmingham for the 1998 ''Discovery Day''


Mary, Tina, Henry, Frankie and John


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