Welcome to Geoff & Janice's
All About Paphos Web Site
Jumble Sale Massacre.
The greatest number of old ladies to perish whilst fighting at a jumble
sale is 98, at a Methodist Church Hall in Castleford, West Yorkshire on
February 12th 1991.
When the doors opened at 10.00am, the initial scramble to get in cost 16 lives, a further 25 being killed in a crush at the first table.
A seven-way skirmish then broke out over a pinafore dress costing 10p, which escalated into a full-scale melee resulting in another 18 lives being lost.
A pitched battle over a headscarf then ensued and quickly spread throughout the hall, claiming 39 old women.
The jumble sale raised £5.28 for local boy scouts.
Site Powered by phphosted.com
Home
Mythology Maps
Weather All About Paphos
Stuff to do About us
Geoff's Stuff
Janice's Stuff
Weddings Contacts
Sitemap Search