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Gym in Norwich apologises for expletive-laden email | Gym in Norwich apologises for expletive-laden email |
(about 20 hours later) | |
A gym has apologised after mistakenly sending an expletive-laden email to its members. | A gym has apologised after mistakenly sending an expletive-laden email to its members. |
The Gym in Norwich distributed a series of text messages between two people having an argument, instead of details about an open week. | The Gym in Norwich distributed a series of text messages between two people having an argument, instead of details about an open week. |
One member said the person responsible "needs to think about his actions and words." | One member said the person responsible "needs to think about his actions and words." |
The firm admitted the email contained "disturbing content" and it was caused by "image files" being corrupted. | The firm admitted the email contained "disturbing content" and it was caused by "image files" being corrupted. |
More on this story and others from Norfolk | More on this story and others from Norfolk |
A fight outside a nightclub appears to have been the source of the argument, which descends into an exchange of swear words and insults. | |
Member Ciaran Heffernan said he was shocked and "embarrassed" on receiving the email. | Member Ciaran Heffernan said he was shocked and "embarrassed" on receiving the email. |
He said he was surprised staff had not spotted the mistake before sending it, and that it took them an hour to realise their mistake. | He said he was surprised staff had not spotted the mistake before sending it, and that it took them an hour to realise their mistake. |
"Whoever wrote the said texts in the picture clearly needs to think about his actions and words that he uses," he added. | "Whoever wrote the said texts in the picture clearly needs to think about his actions and words that he uses," he added. |
A spokeswoman for The Gym Group said the email was "handled through a third party so it did not relate to the actions of a Gym Group employee." | A spokeswoman for The Gym Group said the email was "handled through a third party so it did not relate to the actions of a Gym Group employee." |
She declined to reveal the name of the third party and said the company did not have anything to add to its apology, which appears on its Facebook page. | She declined to reveal the name of the third party and said the company did not have anything to add to its apology, which appears on its Facebook page. |
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