Ottery Tar Barrels insurance joy
ORGANISERS of Ottery’s Tar Barrels are hopeful over the future of the tradition after sealing a deal that has sliced �8,000 off its insurance premium.
ORGANISERS of Ottery’s Tar Barrels are hopeful over the future of the tradition after sealing a deal that has sliced �8,000 off its insurance premium.
Driving forces this week brokered a �17,000 agreement for the next Friday’s spectacular with a new insurance firm and have paid the sum in full.
The move means preparations for next year’s event will start with a clean slate.
Ottery Carnival Committee members were left facing a �25,000 insurance premium with former coverage provider Brit thanks to a single compensation claim linked to a criminal act that sparked a barrel explosion last year.
New insurer Broadsure has offered exactly the same cover for �8,000 less.
Carnival Committee chairman Graham Rowland was quick to pay tribute to Brit and said: “Without them we wouldn’t be in this position today. They came forward when it was under threat four or five years ago and I’m in great debt to them.”
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Hopeful over the future of the 200-year-old tradition he told the Herald: “This time of year is special for Ottery. It is what brings the community together.”
