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Michael Jay, says he turned down offers for Lismore House in Helston after potential buyers revealed they knew nothing about the town's annual Flora Day dance.
Police arrived in Helston town centre this lunchtime to keep an eye on the unofficial Flora Day celebrations taking place. Despite the event being cancelled, many people have been left wanting to celebrate the day still and have organised their own activities. Although not nearly the same numbers as a normal Flora Day would expect to see, a small crowd began to build outside the Guildhall ahead of midday, when the Ancient Furry Dance would normally be beginning. As a result, police arrived to oversee what was happening and ensure no rules were being broken. People stood outside th...
There wasn't much going in Flora Day's favour this year, with the event cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions and then the day itself seeing…
For as Helston Flora Day Association said: "It would not be May in Helston without flags." Association stewards and volunteers were busy over the weekend putting up the coloured bunting that usually adorns the town centre streets each Flora Day. This year's celebration was due to have taken place this Saturday, May 8, but for the second year running there will be no dancing and no crowds due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions. In a bid to still give the town something of that celebratory feel, to mark the arrival of spring and the coming summer months, the flags have been put up ...
People in Helston were amazed to look out of their windows just before Christmas to see a large angel walking through the town. With moveable arms and legs, the nine-foot tall angel made its way from the Museum of Cornish Life and along Church Street up to St Michael's Church. It was made by artist Tony Crosby, a regular with Truro City of Lights, to echo the angels dancing the Flora Dance in the church’s East Window and mark the conclusion of a major restoration project at the church. Now resident within the church, it received more than 100 visitors on the Saturday before Christma...