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St Cleer falling tree wrecks new £14K hall roof | St Cleer falling tree wrecks new £14K hall roof |
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A fallen section of tree has wrecked the new £14,000 roof of a community centre 19 months after it was built. | A fallen section of tree has wrecked the new £14,000 roof of a community centre 19 months after it was built. |
The beech tree boughs smashed into the 200-year-old Open Doors Community Centre in St Cleer, Cornwall at 20:00 BST on Saturday. | The beech tree boughs smashed into the 200-year-old Open Doors Community Centre in St Cleer, Cornwall at 20:00 BST on Saturday. |
The centre's roof was replaced in December 2016. | |
It is thought that the recent spell of dry weather has affected the old beech tree which grows in the next door church yard. | It is thought that the recent spell of dry weather has affected the old beech tree which grows in the next door church yard. |
Dr Iain Chorlton, whose own roof opposite the community centre lost a number of slates in the fall, said it was "extremely lucky" no-one was inside the hall at the time. | Dr Iain Chorlton, whose own roof opposite the community centre lost a number of slates in the fall, said it was "extremely lucky" no-one was inside the hall at the time. |
"The inside is full of tree debris," he said. | "The inside is full of tree debris," he said. |
Tree surgeons have now removed the fallen part of the tree. | Tree surgeons have now removed the fallen part of the tree. |
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