THESE pictures show a packed Corporation Park back in July 2003 for the Blackburn Mela.

Thousands of people packed into the park for a jam packed weekend of song and dance.

Would you like to see this event revived next year – and would it still draw such large crowds?

Police were on standby to make sure the event went off smoothly.

Were you there at the park that weekend? What are your memories of the weekend festival of acts?

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