The people of Penryn thronged the main streets on Saturday fun in the sunshine during the town's annual fair day.

There was non-stop music playing from West Street through to the Memorial Garden, while the streets were closed to allow local organisations to set up stalls and games, with rides for the children including a miniature traction engine doing laps of the Town Hall.

There were plenty of visitors for Penryn Camera Club's exhibition and for the Methodist Chapel's display of wedding dresses, and the Bingo Bus was almost full, while people enjoyed strolling around the displays of vintage cars further down the road.

The fair was opened by BBC Cornwall's Laurence Reed, who arrived early and spent time wandering the fair, meeting people and having his picture taken, visiting the chapel, the camera club display, and the Bingo Bus among other attractions.

There was also a service at the Prayer Book Rebellion commemoration stone, before a parade through the town, and visitors officially invited to join mayor Mark Snowdon and his mayoress Diane were the deputy mayor of Falmouth, Grenville Chappell and his wife June, John Symons, chairman of Mylor Parish Council, and his wife Daphne, and Cornwall Councillor Tony Martin with his wife Barbara, as well as Ruth and Leslie Andrew, the widow and daughter of former Mylor chairman Tony Andrew. They were joined by Grand Bard Maureen Fuller.

Mary May, of the Penryn Fair Day committee, said that the number of stalls was down, but "the tills seem to have done really well."

She added: "A good day was had by all and a tired but happy fair day committee went home pleased with the day."