The wishes of a former Penryn resident were fulfilled when Penryn's town hall was bathed in floodlighting.

The late Thomas Moore, who was an active member of the Penryn Fair Committee before his death 18 months ago, left a request in his will for the town hall to be floodlit at night, accompanied by money to carry out his wish.

Friday saw the completion of that request, at the official switch-on of the floodlights.

Mary Mary, Penryn's mayor, said: "We're very thankful to Tom. It's in the centre of the town, so it's very eye-catching now, when you come down at night time. We're delighted that at last they're on - it's taken us a while to get the project completed. We're really pleased - it's what Tom would have liked."

On the evening of the grand switch-on the lights were set to green, in celebration of the occasion. Over the course of this week there will be a display of all the colour options available, before the lights change to their more permanent colour of white. It is likely that the coloured lights will return on special occasions, such as at Christmas.

The switch-on evening coincided with Burns Nights. In recognition of the occasion, piper Tony Crawley entertained guests on the bagpipes.

Reflecting the coloured lights of the town hall, fireworks then illuminated the night sky, including some donated by town councillor Gill Grant and £200 worth donated by City Electrical.