To CANCEL a Car Boot Sale is not an easy decision as there are so many conditions to consider.
On Saturday I spoke to the Landlord at Mitchell at 8.15 am and he said it was OK to go ahead with the 1.00pm Car Boot Sale. He then went to the grounds to pick up his tractor when he noticed severe cuts into the grass caused by the delivery of the portable toilets. He then retrieved his tractor from a rain sodden ground and spoke to Arlin who had put out all the direction signs for the sale asking him to let me know the ground conditions were too bad to go ahead with the Car Boot.
I inspected the grounds and agreed it was right to cancel, if we had gone ahead the damage to the fantastic way in which the Landlord presents the entire public areas would have been ruined for the season!
I inspected MABE early on Saturday morning and noticed several puddles from the heavy overnight rains and at 4.00pm I spoke with the MABE Landlord who said the fields would be damaged with over 1000 cars if we went ahead with the Car Boot. Decision time!

I had arranged with the Landlord of Truro Cattle Market that if MABE was cancelled we would transfer the MABE business to Truro, Lou said I was ‘bloody mad to think I could move it in such a short time’ Decision time! Prove her wrong!

Through the power of our website and the great CORNISH public including you the word was spread throughout CORNWALL and over 2400 people came to a fantasic muddy Car Boot Sale at TRURO!

Great day, great decision, great atmosphere.

Bear this in mind that if we were to be cancelled at short notice again at Mitchell we will move to Circus Fields-Newquay providing the Landlord agrees it is safe to use his grounds! I think I will throw a sick note in and leave that one to Lou! Hah!

Geoff
When was the last time you told someone ‘I Love you’ go on,go on! Love you Lou…ish…X