THE car boot sales proposed by Blackburn with Darwen Council to be held throughout the summer on top of the three-day market are all right as far as they go.

But my idea last year for a Sunday market on the Boulevard is much more imaginative.

It could be made into a great attraction with street entertainment and colourful costumes - even a steam train to get people here.

SAM SPENCE, Ribblesdale Place, Blackburn.

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