HAVING nothing planned for Saturday morning, I made the journey to Salisbury to do some shopping.

On parking in the London Road park and ride, I was delighted to see that parking charges had been removed on the four weekends prior to Christmas. What a novel idea!

Perhaps those in charge of Andover’s parking could bite the bullet and do something better than offer free parking after 4pm?

The result? Salisbury was full of people enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of the Christmas market and a good choice of independent retailers – and from what I saw, many people from Andover had made the same choice.

Richard Belbin, Bell Road, Andover