BLACKBURN had always played a big part for John Hill who was running a children's ride at Witton Park's Easter Fair. Not only was it his birthplace, it was also his middle name.
John Blackburn Hill was born during the 1940 Easter Fair and the Corporation's market committee suggested he be named after the town.
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