Hempsted Meadow car boot sale postponed due to rusty nails
GCC, which owns the site, closed the car boot over the winter for work on the area and because the lease was up for renewal.Regular traders previously expressed concerns over the length of the closure.
Jeremy Hilton, leader of GCC, condemned the "thoughtless and highly dangerous act of vandalism"."If it had not been found in time, we can only imagine what might have happened if nails had entered car tyres, or dogs were hurt," he said.A spokesperson for Capital Car Boot Sales, which was appointed as the site operator in May, said they were "massively disappointed" that the opening had been postponed. "It is incredibly sad that we have been forced to let down all the buyers and sellers who were planning to come along at this late stage, and we would like to apologise to all of them. "However, it has made us even more motivated to turn this eagerly awaited market into a huge success story that the people of Gloucester and surrounding areas can all enjoy together."
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