Pendeen Car Boot Sales At Stratton.

24/10/2025

06/10/2025

Being on the stage from the early seventies in Bude in pantomimes and Summer shows. Entertaining the visitors and locals being younger having comical roles right up to Sophia and Karl being born and having a ten year break. A few years later on stage with them. It was such great fun and a great laugh by all entertaining. But public speaking and being serious is just not me the nerves kick in. Having been asked to make an unprepared speech last year it was more or less a short Thank you so this year a short Thank you was prepared and yes was asked again. I will say I am happier on the keyboard to the desktop writing updates on this page and replying to all questions as soon as seen. Because of the interaction on this page I am truly THANKFUL and so many see or get to hear about Pendeen car boot sale. Having ballroom dancing lessons in the early sixies, Meeting Sandra in 1985 through dancing Old Tyme and then Modern Sequence dancing and now co hosting a dancing group weekly on a Thursday afternoon tea dance has turned into something rather unexpected. One year old this Thursday afternoon. 🎂🥳
My 70th yes 70 in April being a Saturday, A evening of sequence dancing has been arranged to celebrate. If the boot sale is on the following day I haven't the energy like I had thirty years ago. But THANKS to TEAM PENDEEN that tell me to clear off sometimes and Karl running the sale with just me being there keeping the Porto Loos in a very respectable condition Pendeen can carry on for one more season. 🙂

05/10/2025

There may have been no car boot sale at Pendeen today but the volunteers were altogether for their annual Sunday Carvery after a very sucessful season. Thanks have also been extended to the volunteers from the Trustees of the League of Friends Of Stratton Hospital. Our decision to close this season after last Sundays brilliant day has proved the right thing to do. Just one small note now since 1996 from small beginnings at Rockbank for seven years to the last 22 years at Pendeen. The car boot sales have now raised £234,499.78 for charities and organisations as a family we have supported. Then there are all the charities that have a free pitch at Pendeen to raise much needed funds for their cause. If any charitable cause needs funds come and have a free pitch to sell. The footfall and free parking for buyers and being so dog friendly makes Pendeen and as Pauls song says we hope to be stronger than before even if its only an extra Porto Loo.
TEAM PENDEEN will be back hopefully Sunday March 29th 2026 with Easter the following weekend weather permitting. 😊

29/09/2025

We certainly had a blast on the last sale breaking the record considerably. Donations came to £974.67 with all the coinage, 20-pound notes, 10-pound notes and 5-pound notes, foreign coins and a washer. Outstanding amount I am so thankful for the appreciation and all the thanks received and to find the site so litter free to end. It is our policy not to provide bins for litter only dog poo bins and they are not for drinks cans which should be taken to the bins provided by the caterers or recycled at your home. The site needs to be left as found when entering.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE DONATION COLLECTORS over the season of 2025 It just shows by just being there holding a bucket what a terrific amount can be achieved. Having the main man John Wickett who arranges the rota there was a bonus whose dedication for so many years has been a huge advantage to the League of Friends. Peter, Rob, Di, Cynthia and Michael Thank you for staying so long in the sunshine.

£12,000 donated this season to our hospital at Stratton WOW Up £2,000 on last year

THANKS TO TEAM PENDEEN you make my life so much easier although 29 years seems enough. With Karl as the boss for a while now and Sandra being the one that has said I might as well do one more year to make 30 years. This would have been a good year to end on such a high. With Bude Metric Brass Band playing us out with so much appreciation from so many folks and Colin saying they want to come back next year. OH NO ANOTHER SEASON BECKONS.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT, APPRECIATION AND THANKS, TO THOSE THAT SELL, THAT BUY, THE VISITORS, THE DONATIONS AND THE LOYALITY IN, MAKING PENDEEN THE SUCCESS IT IS.

THANK YOU, SANDRA, KARL, TEAM PENDEEN AND PAUL FOR THE DRONE FOOTAGE AND MUSIC SONG CHOICE AMAZING.

Next sale Sunday March 29th, 2026, weather permitting lol Chris xx 🙂

28/09/2025

THANK YOU PAUL x

28/09/2025

So pleased for everyone!

28/09/2025

Over 200 sellers what a lovely sunny afternoon.

27/09/2025

Lets have a blast tomorrow to finish the season. The sun is going to shine, its going to be dry. The social event is on at PENDEEN for all ages. 🙂 Bude Metric Brass Band and Lightning McQueen are coming as a real bonus. THANK YOU to them, and all that attend to make Pendeen. x 😀

26/09/2025

TEAM PENDEEN brings you the last car boot sale of this season SUNDAY September 28th 2025 with four previous Sunday cancellations I’m hoping we can now finish on a high with trumpets blaring. Grass has been mown but will be very damp first thing. PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY ON SITE. 🙂

21/09/2025

Can we, can't we ? Last of the season 2025 Sunday September 28th. Will this dry spell continue into this coming weekend.
So unfortunate today on the North coast but rain did linger after such a sunny early sunrise. 🥲

20/09/2025

So much heavy rain today at Stratton, Pendeen is cancelled for tomorrow 21st, will wait to see if there's any improvement for next Sunday 28th? We have never cancelled four Sundays following. The Bude Met were giving a fine afternoon tomorrow so the chance was there but its bucketing down here at present so its a no no!

19/09/2025

Decided to take a chance for Sunday September 21st

Weather forecast isn’t too bad for the afternoon windy and cooler.

Showers possibly in the morning passing through timing is the problem.

So rather than cancel Pendeen gives those that are willing to come later if necessary to set up rather than such an early start as normal. If sellers come prepared as in the past, we might be able to make a sale happen. There may be a delay in sellers entering selling area before or at 9.30am just as there will be Early Buyers coming in at 10.30am. PLEASE bear with us on that as we won’t know until Sunday morning.

The weather hasn’t been kind for us on a Sunday for the last three and the previous cancellations have proved the right thing to do.

The grass has been mowed in the selling area but Please drive carefully on site. 🙂