EIGHTEEN people, including the vicar, turned out with their gardening kit to cut the hedges, clear the leaves and generally tidy up around St Breward Church and the graveyards.

The leaves, weeds and moss around the building, lane and pathway were cleared away. Even the gutters and gully on the church were attended to.

Those below had to dodge the buckets of debris thrown down! As ever, there was happy chatter and banter, which helps the work along.

Tea and home-made cake sustained the workers. Co-ordinator Caroline Hooper said afterwards: “A big thank you to them all.”