A fundraiser for the UK Sepsis Trust which was held in memory of Penryn toddler William Mead, proved a great success in not only raising cash, but also raising awareness.

The event was held at Carnon Downs Village Hall and had been organised by staff at Daisy Fay's Nursery in the village, which William had attended during his short life. It came just days after William's mum, Melissa, had met with health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in London when she was told that a national sepsis awareness campaign was to be launched this autumn.

It was also announced last month that Truro lottery winner, Peter Congdon, has covered the £6,000 cost of producing new sepsis awareness leaflets. These are to be included in the Bounty packs which are given to 850,000 new mothers each year.

Melissa and her husband Paul, who are expecting their second child in the autumn, and Mr Congdon, who has family in Falmouth, were at the Carnon Downs fundraiser where there was a host of activities for all the family. These included face painting, a bouncy castle, craft stalls, giant games, a tombola, lucky dip and hot and cold refreshments. There was also a performance by male choral group. Oll an Gwella.

Melissa said afterwards: "It was fantastic. There was a really good turn out and lots of people were given symptom cards. We raised in total £603.91 which is fantastic. It was wonderful to see lots of the local community supporting the sepsis campaign and William's legacy."

Little William died from sepsis only weeks after his first birthday in 2014 following a catalogue of errors which led to the seriousness of his condition not being recognised soon enough. Since then his parents have been campaigning, with the UK Sepsis Trust, to raise awareness of the condition.