THAT'S it, I've had enough! I just can't take any more! The men in white coats will have to come and take me away!

There are two men building a flying saucer out of tin sheets and bits of wire in the grounds at the rear of Blackburn Cathedral.

I must admit that I was one of the first to poke fun at the council's public art -- the statue of the lady with a toddler and teddy bear, the metal trees, 'bomb site' churches and the sculpture of the naked man with the big bottom.

But it's time to forgive and forget and give credit where it's due.

Forget about 'Star Wars' and 'Missile Defence Shields,' Blackburn with Darwen Council is going to be the first into space!

I know when this scheme was first suggested, my comments at the time (Letters, April 26, 2000) fell on stony ground, but this has exceeded my wildest dreams.

I thought all along that our money was being wasted on trivial art, when all the time the council was trying to keep up with NASA It just goes to show, doesn't it?

RON CRANE, Walden Road, Blackburn.