HOLSWORTHY kicked off its St Peter’s Fair Week celebrations on July 2.

Yesterday, (Wednesday) saw ‘Fair Day’. This included an 8am proclamation of the opening of the fair by the town crier on the site of the old ‘Great Tree of Holsworthy’, followed by the Bread Weighing Ceremony, St Peter’s Fair Sale of 400 store and prime cattle, 1,000 sheep and 100 Dairy, the Pretty Maid ceremony at noon.

Today (Thursday) there will be a photographic exhibition, ‘A stroll through Holsworthy — past and present’ staged by The Holsworthy Museum.

‘The Furry Dance’ is set to start at the entrance to The Memorial Hall at 7.30pm with the town band leading the Portreeve, members of HATS, local youth groups and anyone else who would like to join in, to dance through the streets, and some pubs, of Holsworthy finishing in the Square and other events throughout the day.

Friday, July 8, will see a ‘Pedestrian Treasure Hunt’ and live music from Green Haze the UK’s most authentic Green Day tribute band supported by George Cooper local and very talented acoustic singer among other events.

The penultimate day, Saturday, July 9, will host Illyria who will presents ‘Danny the Champion of the World’ by Roald Dahl at 5pm in Badock Gardens. There will also be the St Peter’s Fair draw, drawn by the Pretty Maid on stage, after live music and other events.

The headline act for the fair will be ‘The Beach Boys Smile’ who will appear on the final day of the fair on Sunday, July 10.

There will also be a flower festival in the Methodist Chapel and ‘Songs of Praise’ with Holsworthy Town Band in the Bodmin St Methodist Chapel.