Family and friends came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of a St Martin man at the weekend.

Frederick Alan Bean's loved ones gathered at his home at Trecoose on August 14 wish him a happy birthday, and to see him blow out the 100 candles on his birthday cake.

Frederick, known as Alan, put his bicycle on a Cornish Riviera train 65 years ago, alighting at Gwinear Road, and never left again, going on to work for the county council and teach woodwork to boys at Godolphin and Carnmenellis.

Around 1960 he attended Exeter university reading physics which he then taught at Camborne Tech, and in the course of his life he also made furniture, restored antiques and was active in the art world, as well as making around 30 small boats.

Alan also restored the cottage at Trecoose, St Martin, where he and his wife Gwen now live, and his garden contains several of his sculptures made in different media.

Philip Jenkin, chairman of St. Martin parish council presented Alan with a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the council, and thanked him for all the work he had done for the parish.

A harpist played for the couple during the party, reminding Alan of the harps he had made in his past, and his great granddaughter Morwenna accompanied her on the flute.

Four generations of Alan's family living at Trecoose sang happy birthday to Alan on his special day, along with all his direct descendants from St Martin and further afield, wishers and friends from the village, and the staff of family fish business Kernowsashimi.