My apologies for the delay in posting Happy Christmas wishes but we do not celebrate so its a bit two faced but I genuinely hope you all got what you deserved especially Marge and Annie & Rosie!

Lou & I decided years ago not to buy presents for each other particularly as we are in the Car Boot business; there is nothing worse than buying a pressy for say fifty quid only to find the same item being sold for a fiver at one of our sales. It is nice to receive the cards and thank you but please save the money to put towards a holiday.

The ground conditions are dreadful at all locations and the worsening weather could prevent the start of our 2013 season. Landlords are not able to look after and improve their lands until we have a completely dry couple of months which is a huge ask! (Marie)

Have you noticed that MATALAN are the only store left at the Threemilestone out of town complex? COMET & JJB SPORTS have gone so I have written to the administrators of both stores to see if there are possibilities for us to run our COMMUNITY INDOOR Car Boot Sales at the shopping centre.

This is a common sense request in these very-very hard times (which are going to get worse) it would be totally justified that the people of CORNWALL should be given this opportunity to conduct their own RECYCLING by selling INDOORS under cover in the safety of the buildings against the adverse weathers conditions! We accept that at the end of the ‘recession’ we would have to move on but we would bring immediate footfall of hundreds/thousands of buyers & sellers to the area which could see MATALAN survive these difficult times. The idea should be supported by Cornwall Council; I genuinely believe Car Boots Cornwall does more for the local environment with its recycling programme and real COMMUNITY atmospheres at our locations than any Council this side of St Kitts in the Caribbean! If you want to do a Car Boot out there all you gotta do is drive onto the grassed roundabouts and set-up! Its FREE but the most I have seen at any of the sales is 4 sellers mainly students from USA

This could be our last year to St K to meet up with Chalawa and his family in this third world country, I shall be sending blogs and pictures daily about the lives of these lovely people who are complete nutters and grow the best weeds in the world!
I cannot wait!!!!

Geoff X

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