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Family lose thousands as Disneyland trip cancelled

Martin Jones & sca Osborne
BBC West, Investigations
BBC The Mead family - including Grandad Alan and grandmother Debbie with their daughter and her children. They are in a very bright green room. The children have Disney toys, including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck, sitting in front of them on the table.BBC
The Mead family has been left £3,175 out of pocket after their trip to Disneyland Paris was cancelled

A family has been left thousands of pounds out of pocket and suffering sleepless nights after a travel club cancelled their trip to Disneyland Paris with just two weeks' notice.

Alan Mead, 67, is one of more than 25 people who have collectively paid about £20,000 to Swindon's Windmill Travel Club for coach trips that were later scrapped.

"All day every day I seem to be ringing the bank, ringing the insurance. It goes on and on. It's not an easy thing getting your money back," he said.

Swindon Trading Standards said it was investigating after the club said on its website it had ceased operations amid "increasingly difficult times". Boss Tony Hughes added that "refunds will get dealt with".

"I know I am not alone," Mr Mead said.

"It makes you think 'how many other people are involved":[]}