Just had mine fixed. It had the same problem.
The pilot light sensor weakens after a number of years. (It sits permanently in the pilot flame so I guess it's not surprising.) It may function sufficiently to register the pilot flame but the change in draft when the main burners fire can be suffficent to draw the pilot flame away. The boiler 'thinks' the pilot has gone out an shuts down.
You need a new pilot sensor... not expensive in itself but replacement is a job for he gas fitter, I'm afraid.
Metamer
December 2007