I WAS saddened by your recent report about vandalism at the children's play area in June Street at Queen's Park, Blackburn.

I lived nearby 60 years ago and we used to play on a piece of spare land at the end of May Street and June Street.

It was just a soil area on which we used to make shapes with bricks. Apart from perhaps having a ball, that's all we had then, but there was no vandalism.

It is a sign of the times that, when play areas are provided nowadays, someone comes along and spoils them.

LAVINIA MOORHOUSE (Mrs), Peridot Close, Blackburn.

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