I READ with interest regarding the demonstration in Blackburn Road about the extension of the mosque.

Although I don’t agree with this sort of demonstration, I was appalled at the number of police who were deployed for a number of demonstrators who may have been there solely to cause trouble.

I am sure quite a few would have been trying to get their point across peacefully.

I witnessed this for myself on Friday as I was going up Blackburn Road, just as the mosque was “letting out” and it was pandemonium.

There were people dodging in and out of traffic and there were cars parked everywhere.

So it is understandable why people are so concerned with yet more traffic. I also do not think the lady named Aishah is not helping matters.

Mrs P McCabe Greenmount Court Bolton