A fundraising party in memory of Penryn fisherman Josh Winsper who drowned after a night out last year, was better than his sister could ever have imagined.

Paige Winsper was the driving force behind the Stomp For Josh, held at Penryn Football Club as a tribute to her brother a week after what would have been his 26th birthday. After months of planning the event took place on a stormy Saturday night, but family and friends of Josh were not deterred.

"Josh would have absolutely loved it," said Paige. "At one point I looked around and my mum was smiling and dancing, I've never seen my mum dance like that, and I looked at my brother (Ryan) and he had the biggest smile on his face.

"I then thought, 'I have done it.' That was the best feeling. Even though everyone else was smiling, seeing mum and Ryan smiling, I knew then 100 per cent that Josh would be proud up there. As much as it was about raising awareness and for Josh's birthday, it was also about ensuring those two could enjoy Josh's birthday and find a happy place. It brought tears to my eyes."

Josh drowned after falling into the water at Milford Haven while he was on his way back to his trawler after a night out in April 2016. Since the tragedy, Paige has worked with the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) to promote its Don't Drink and Drown campaign.

Stomp For Josh was not only a birthday party for Josh, but raised over £1,000 for the RLSS through ticket sales and an auction on the night. It was attended by many of Josh's friends from childhood.

"It was just a really special night," said Paige. "I did have a little panic before the party and got really nervous, but then the excitement took over. It couldn't have gone any better and we are 100 per cent definitely going to do it again next year."

Paige is now planning more fundraising/awareness events for the RLSS. "I am going to keep campaigning," she said. "I'll go into schools next year and am planning a Stomp For Josh family walk before Christmas so children can come along too - I'm thinking from Pendennis Castle to Swanpool. Then maybe a kids' disco next summer."

The RLSS is also paying for Paige to undergo lifeguard training and she also wants to start a support group for people going through a similar situation. "I was so isolated at the start," she said. "I turned my grief to the RLSS but so many families don't know the support is there and they bottle the grief up, but there's no need to."