As life returns to back normal, what better way to beat the back-to-work blues than with a look at the final day of one of the biggest events on Bolton's calendar?

Bolton Food and Drink Festival came back with a bang over the bank holiday weekend, with four full days of fun and entertainment.

More than 180 stalls pitched up in the town centre, alongside two stages of wall-to-wall music, demos from regional and celebrity chefs, and plenty of fun activities and entertainment for patrons.

Speaking on Monday evening, stallholders reflected on the weekend.

Anthony Sharp travelled to Bolton from Cambridge with his stall, Flavour Art Coffee.

As he packed up his stall, he said: "It has been terrific, the weather has been a bit poor but it has been a really good turnout and we got many nice people.

"And the best thing of all is that the council staff have been second to none.

"We do this for six months a year at three markets every weekend, and by far these staff have been the most helpful."

Andy Keris of Macaroons travelled to the show from West Yorkshire.

He said: "It has been good, an exciting first time here in Bolton, and we're looking forward to coming back.

"This one has been good, Bolton has treated us well, it's a nice town."

Now that it is all over, take a look at our gallery of yesterday's revelries, taken by Bolton photographer Henry Lisowski.