Sail On Silver Girl

Jackie Hill. Sister, daughter, housemate, friend, fiancé, gentle caring person, lovely kind girl, endearingly silly sense of humour, funny, clever, English student, Sunday school teacher, Probation service volunteer, brought only goodness to the world, she was everything people wanted their daughter to be. Silver Girl.

I was 14. My best friend and I would wander the streets, hanging out. Why shouldn't we. Sail on silver girl, sail on by. All your dreams are on their way.

The horror/compulsion to look over the ramp. That's where she was, that's where it happened.

Thought of that every time for 40yrs. Photos: Kathryn Welford