A Falmouth man whose business was damaged by arsonists has been left "supremely ?grateful? and humbled" after a fundraising campaign raised more than was needed to replace everything that was burnt.

WeSUP paddleboarding centre on Gyllyngvase beach had its board rack and beach signs destroyed one night at the start of August, along with benches belonging to the Gylly Beach Cafe next door.

Owner Sean White set up a crowdfunding page in an attempt to raise £800 for the cost of a new board rack and to buy a community webcam to monitor the beach, and within days it had exceeded the original total, with the cash raised now standing at more than £1,100.

After almost half of the target was met in just one day, Sean wrote: "I'm really finding it really hard to come up with the words to match how supremely ?grateful? and humbled? I am by your generosity, your support and amazing encouragement through this small upset to our business.

"Thank you so much to everyone who's donated. It really means the world to us."

He also handed a cheque for £300 over to the owner of the Gylly Beach Cafe, Simon Daw, to cover the cost of the benches that were burnt in the fire.

And now WeSUP has announced that plans for a new, improved board rack are underway, thanks to the designer of the original rack, Chris Thorpe of Head and Haft.

Former Falmouth University graduate Chris has started production on the new rack, which WeSUP said could be expected this week.