THE third annual Camelford Community Christmas Breakfast was held at the town’s Clease Hall on Christmas Day morning.

Between 80 and 90 breakfasts were served with the food being donated by members of the community and local chefs.

The event has been held since 2015, which sees a free fry-up served to members of the local community, as organiser Helen Ward explains.

“It was a really good morning where everyone had a great time. There was a really nice atmosphere and we managed to serve between 80-90 breakfasts, which was great.

“The food was donated by the community, individuals and a couple of local businesses. It was a real community effort and there are too many people to mention.”

Since the introduction of the Christmas breakfast, it’s proved to be a real hit.

Helen said: “I thought of it about three years ago and I didn’t have a clue how it’d pan out. I wanted to help people who are short of money or lonely. But I soon realised that it works better as a community event, so I soon changed it.

“It’s totally free and people just come in for breakfast and enjoy themselves. However, a lot of people come in and feel more comfortable being a volunteer. But as long as they turn up then it’s great.

“I’d like to thank everyone but in particular Tristan Halliday, who is our chef and did most of the cooking. He works at The Mote restaurant in Port Isaac and brought along some of his team to help.

“Also I’d like to thank Mike Reeve from the Countryman Hotel, Camelford. He also did some cooking and brought it down, and also the memory café for decorating the tables and Ocean Breeze who have donated table linen every year.”

As well as the breakfast being a success, £120 was raised for Bodmin’s Jaydon Mitchell Tomlinson.

The five-year-old has cerebral palsy and cannot sit or stand unaided.

However, he has been offered a potentially life-changing operation in the United States called SDR surgery, which could change his life forever.

However, nearly £80,000 needs to be raised to cover the cost.

Helen said: “Jaydon has been offered an operation in America but around £80,000 needs to be raised. His mum Emma has been running around trying to put as much money together as possible.

“I decided to put some posters up on the wall and left a jar on a table. I didn’t want to push people towards it as its Christmas but their generosity was amazing. I never expected it.”

If you feel like you would like to help Jaydon’s cause, visit www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/just4children/helpjaydonwalk?utm_id=38