Ian McMillan, the Bard of Barnsley supports The Civic

The Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan has composed a special poem to support The Civic’s £5m fundraising appeal.  See Ian reciting the poem here.

Ian is backing a major £5m fundraising campaign to renovate The Civic, Barnsley, to become a world-class destination for the arts by 2023.

To donate and to find out more go to the Barnsley Civic website.

THE CIVIC, YOUR CIVIC

This spring it’s time

For blue sky thinking,

For dreaming and working

And epic rebuilding;

This spring it’s time

For Civic reshaping,

For singing and dancing

And huge money raising

The Civic, your civic

The smile on your face

This spring it’s time

For a new door to open

To bring all the folk in

Laughing and joking

This spring it’s time

To start the ball rolling

To get the town cheering

To see the place growing

The Civic, your Civic

Step into your space!