A lasting memorial to the soldiers who fought and died in World War One has been unveiled in Porthleven.

A short service and dedication took place at Porthleven Cemetery on Sunday, to officially mark the arrival of a set of new cemetery gates to replace the rusted ones that could no longer be used.

These now bear the word 'Remembered' and the dates 1918 to 2018, written in gold, in reference to the centenary of the end of the war.

The gates were made by Malcolm Clark and Clive Christophers of Porthleven Metal Company, and both men were there at the ceremony, led by Rev Danny Reed and attended by mayor Andrew Wallis.

It included three hymns accompanied by members of Porthleven Town Band, who also played a piece fittingly called Through the Gates of Jerusalem.

Next to the gates is a plaque, donated by Steve Dyer the village stonemason, which reads: "These gates have been erected in memory of the Porthleven men who gave their lives in World War One. We will remember them."

The project stems back to 2014, when Rita Collier made a list of names from the village war memorial of the men that died during the conflict. After some research she found there were 19 men from Porthleven with graves in the cemetery.

The graves were cleaned up ahead of Sunday and flags were put on them, for people attending the ceremony to find them in the cemetery with the help of a map.

Afterwards there were refreshments in Porthleven Methodist Church in Fore Street, with a Cornish tea.

David Mitchell, who helped lead the project with Rita, said: "I would just like to thank everybody that supported us and gave donations. I think now it's done everybody will be pleased with the outcome."

They included Porthleven Town Council, Helston Rotary Club, Helston Freemasons, Trevor Osborne and many people in the village.

Mr Mitchell also thanked Porthleven Environment Group, which has carried out a lot of work clearing the cemetery, and Peter Kelly who helped clean the graves ready for Sunday.

Not only has the money raised made it possible to replace the main gates, but the smaller gate further along, near to the chapel of rest, will also be replaced in the near future.