MAY we express our heartfelt thanks to a group of people who were going out of their way to assist motorists to negotiate the brow at Witton Park, Blackburn, on Saturday night (December 29).

We were on the point of abandoning our car and walking home when, happily, the group came to our rescue.

Using sacks, old carpets, etc, and at some personal risk to themselves on a viciously treacherous surface, they helped us to slowly climb the hill and get home safely.

TOM AND MAY MELLING, Lympstone, Pleasington.