I READ Mr Sherratt's letter (Oct 11) about the visit of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the Derby School in Bury in 1969.

I was resident caretaker at the school. They wanted to put the car in the garage next to the house, but it was locked and the key was with a school party staying near Coniston. So they had to break the lock to get the car into the garage. I remember it very well.

C. OLIVE,

Wesley Street, Tottington.