JOHN Lennon’s name is back up in lights at The Lathom in Seaforth.

Regulars at the club will be greeted by the sight of two 10ft figures of the Beatles legend.

The Fab Four played at the Lathom Avenue club 10 times between 1960 and 1961.

Owner Brian Corrigan snapped up the lamp-post figures after spotting them in a sale of unwanted Blackpool illuminations.

The figures were commissioned by pie company Holland’s in 2001. Lennon – whose face is a giant pie – was featured in full hippy garb under the banner Hi-Pie.

Mr Corrigan said: “I saw there was a one-off sale of Blackpool illuminations and I had pre-bought a couple of things, illuminated Love and Fab signs.

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Well folks I’ve seen it all now. First, we had John Lennon Converse sneakers, but now there’s this. I guess the folks over at Ben & Jerry’s are taking John’s comments about selling peace like a product to heart. They are imagining peace through an ice cream flavor. We all scream for ice cream.
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