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Firm denies charge over holiday park ceiling collapse

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July 31, 2025

THE parent company of Pontins holiday parks has pleaded not guilty to corporate manslaughter, after part of a ceiling at a resort collapsed on guests six years ago.

- CLAIRE HAYHURST

Firm denies charge over holiday park ceiling collapse

Wendy Jones, 68, was one of 18 people injured during the incident in the Fun Factory part of the Brean Sands site, in Somerset, in February 2019.

She was taken to hospital, along with five others, and spent six months there before her death in August 2019.

Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd, the parent company of Pontins, appeared before Bristol Crown Court yesterday for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

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