Blackpool Illuminations: 16 retro scenes which capture readers' favourite memories of trips to the Lights
By Claire Lark
Published 4th Oct 2022, 15:45 BST
Updated 4th Oct 2022, 18:16 BST
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We asked you what memories you hold close to your heart from those childhood trips through the Lights
It got everyone reminiscing and you commented in your hundreds sharing your memories and the things which stick in your minds. Viewing the lights from the sunroof, Fibre Optic Man – some liked him others were terrified – Daleks, spotting the Tower lit up from the M55 and, of course eating a bag of chips. Wendy Barratt summed it up nicely saying: “Standing and viewing with our head out the sunroof with chips in the car and a sugar dummy around our neck!” And Zoe Wade commented: “The Fibre Optic Man!!!!! I was scared but fascinated.”
Not a favourite memory - but readers were quick to comment on Blackpool's inclement weather during the Illuminations season. This photo shows damage to the lights near Gynn Square after 90 mph winds battered Blackpool Photo: Rob Lock