I WISH Blackburn would go back to the traditional pantomime instead of panto-on-ice.

We took our two young grandchildren to the 1998 panto-on-ice, and we found it too sophisticated. It was spectacular, but young children want slapstick. They want to boo and cheer and sing along and have sweets thrown into the audience.

I don't know what the 1999 panto was like, but while Blackburn holds ice-pantos, our grandchildren won't be attending.

H HAMER (Mrs), Lowther Place, Blackburn.

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