Oh, my goodness! As soon as I started reading Alan Millard's poem I realised it was set to the hauntingly beautiful tune of
The Ash Grove.
We used to sing this regularly at junior school and it took me back many, many years... and brought back lots of happy memories. (Alan may not be a spherian but I truly wish to thank him for that.)
Congratulations to 'our' guys, though: Chris, Bill and Brian. And I'm thrilled for you, Mary; it's a huge breakthrough, getting your first Speccie mention
(I just know that I'm going to have 'The Ash Grove' tune going round in my head all weekend now!)
Jayne