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Many of you will remember in 2011 we used to run Car Boot Sales at Tretherras School in Newquay on Sunday mornings and whilst the sales were not as busy as we all hoped for it did raise some monies for the school. The sales were run by Jackie assisted by her two daughters Rachel and Becky and on the 13th of November they had carried out a security check to ensure ‘all was safe’ including the toilets before allowing the sellers in to set up their stalls. The day was a bit windy so the sale was held inside the main sports hall adjacent to the Car Park. The sellers started arriving and shown to their selling space amongst them was a Mrs T who had brought some of her selling items leaving her helper to set up the stall whilst Mrs T went to the loo. Whilst in the loo it seems a ceiling tile was dislodged and was blown down to the floor outside the loo door and as Mrs T exited she trod on the ceiling tile causing her to skid on the tile and fall onto the floor. She came out of the toilet and Jackie asked if she was all right and she replied by telling Jackie she had slipped over in the toilet but that she was all right. Jackie then sent Rachel for the caretaker who said ‘the tiles are always falling down in that area’ blaming the wind.
Despite Mrs T assuring us she was ok Becky (Rachel’s sister) offered to take Mrs T to hospital for a check up which she initially refused, however was persuaded by Becky who took Mrs T in her own car to hospital for the check up to see if there was any damage caused. We made out a report for the school and the following day Mrs T phoned me to say she had injured her shoulder and was contemplating a claim for the alleged injury. I immediately put her in touch with the school’s Deputy Headmaster and we heard nothing further until we received a letter from Mrs T’s solicitor advising that they were going to hold Car Boots Cornwall and their Insurers responsible for the accident and the claim for the injury caused. I decided to discontinue the Sales at the school despite a wonderful liaison with their management team. My attitude was that our Insurers should not in any way meet this claim as I felt the school had duty of care to ensure that accidents like this should not happen, however due to government cut-backs of funding for the school maintenance at the school had somewhat lapsed.

I did not discuss the matter further nor did my team but rumours were rife amongst several of the booters that CARBOOTSCORNWALL Insurers had to pay out many thousands of pounds to Mrs T for her alleged injury, some even said that I had had to pay the compensation which had left me skint! Absolutely NOT TRUE and WALOBs you trouble making gossip mongers! I received a letter from our Insurers Liability Adjuster who advised me this week “We maintained a denial of liability on this case and in the absence of any further developments the case is now CLOSED” So for those malicious gossipers would you be kind enough to go tell all those people you lied to the real truth please? However, I am considering action against our Rosie for her rugby tackle HUGG on me over the weekend which floored me and has started my back off again. Have you worked out WALOBs? What a load of Bollox my lovers!
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