[Rowlf]

You are right Margaret about folk coming from neighbouring towns for the market. When I was at Peel Park I hated the Burnley holidays as when I finished school at 4pm I would run along Alice Street to Burnley Road to catch the Padiham bus home which were only every hour with the Burnley bus on the next half hour and every one for an hour or more sometimes would go past full. I remember as a 6 yr old standing crying not having the sense to walk down to Melbourne street to where they started from. Luckily a relative came past and took me down to Melbourne Street. There are very few busy markets now I am afraid and most town centres have empty shops. Sad but a fact today.