Shoppers in Falmouth were met with a pleasant surprise on Saturday morning as a group of young people took to the streets to hand out hugs, high fives, fist bumps and hand shakes - all in memory of Stephen Sutton who died of bowel cancer a year ago but not before raising £5million for charity.

The group were led by Bethany Hughes who had been a friend of Stephen's and who had persuaded some of her friends in Falmouth to join her on Good Gestures Day. The team had gathered on Prince of Wales Pier and then spread out across Market Strand, Market Street and Church Street to greet shoppers and workers alike.

Falmouth was not alone in spreading the love - Good Gestures events were held simultaneously in 15 different locations across the UK.

Bethany said: “I know how much Stephen loved Good Gestures Day so it’s important for me to do stuff that he really loved. Just a hug or a smile can make a difference to somebody, it can make their day better and it’s so important to make other people feel like that.

“I think a lot of people now can easily fall into everyday routine and so they need a little something to cheer them up. I know - from what I found last year - it was so nice just seeing people walking off smiling.

“I think Stephen would be feeling really glad that it’s getting carried on. It’s about making a difference and to know that he still is - even in this small context - I know how much that would mean to him and so it means a lot to me.”