Broughty Ferry by Ian McMillan

Broughty Ferry by Ian McMillan

They call it the Jewel in Dundee’s crown
I call it the smile on Dundee’s face
This confident beauty of a seaside town
You encounter at a walking pace;
Or you gaze at from your sailing boat
On the waters of the silvery Tay
From where the whole place seems to float
From where the whole place seems to say:
‘A ferry helps you go from here to there,
And Broughty Ferry is a concept on the move,
Streets with vim and verve and flair
A resort with nothing new to prove’;
So you have no need to ask us why
Broughty Ferry is the light in Dundee’s sky

 

Ian McMillan
Commissioned by the Academy of Urbanism for the 2015 Best Neighbourhood Awards.