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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 2017. 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.