A call-out charge of over 2,000 pounds sounds completely ludircous to me!
This is going back a bit in time, but when I was working at Chelsea
Methodist Centre, we had a service contract for the lift, and whenever it
broke down, they had to send someone free of charge - this was part of the
contract. And when their cowboy engineers repeatedly failed to get the lift
fixed, I threatened the service company with legal action for breach of
contract as my last task on a Wednesday afternoon, giving them until Friday
5pm to get the lift working again. Thursday 8am, a couple of different and
much more competent engineers turned up at the church (which didn't open
until 9)j, and the lift was working again by the end of the day. No charge,
it was part of the service contract. Clearly this is how it should be.
Best wishes,
Klaus Huber
Resident Warden, Bradford on Avon (and from 1999-2002 Administrator at
Chelsea Methodist Centre)
On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM Amanda Wells via wardenship <
wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Amanda Wells <amandajwells(a)aol.com>
> To: Matthew Moore <Matthew.Moore(a)northumbriaquakers.org.uk>
> Cc: Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org>, Clerks <
> clerks.sc(a)sheffieldquakers.org.uk>
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> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:37 +0100
> Subject: [wardenship] Re: Lift emergency, contact info
> Hi Matthew,
> Thanks, yes we have these things in place.
> The call out charge is over £2000.
>
> Amanda
>
>
> On 21 Aug 2025, at 08:37, Matthew Moore <
> Matthew.Moore(a)northumbriaquakers.org.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Hello
>
> I'm a bit confused by this thread
>
> My understanding is that all lifts need to be insured and that they
> require regular servicing / maintenance in order to be used.
> I also thought that they require an adequate alarm system in case the lift
> fails and people are trapped.
> I didn't think you could operate a lift without these things in place.
> Northumbria AM have maintenance / service contracts with a lift company
> that includes call outs for breakdowns though I don't know what the callout
> might cost. The lift also has an intercom system that alerts the lift
> company directly.
> We also do not allow anyone to travel in the lift if they are the only
> person in the building.
>
> In Friendship
>
> Matt
>
> *Matt Moore: Northumbria Area Quaker Meeting Resources Manager*
> * Mobile: 07982 743 615*
>
> *"**Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of love and truth in your
> hearts"*
> *Quaker Faith & Practice: Advices and Queries: 1.02/1*
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Klaus Huber
Warden
Bradford on Avon Quaker Meeting House
1 Whiteheads Lane, Bradford on Avon BA15 1JU
Tel. 01225 865393
https://bradford-on-avon.quakermeeting.org/
