WORLD Book Day on Thursday, March 5, was celebrated at the Old Bank in Camelford with a pop-up book café, held from 10am to 5pm.

People were able to browse and buy second-hand books while treating themselves to coffee, tea and cake.

All proceeds went to Greening Camelford, a group working together to identify places in Cornwall for a new tree planting, wildflower sowing, and other green initiatives.

Members of the group are working with Sir James Smith’s and Camelford Primary School to create a wild garden between the two schools, as well as starting to smarten up the heather beds near Mount Camel.

A future project includes work at the Week’s Rise play area, in partnership with Persimmon Homes.

The Greening Camelford open day at Camelford Hall in February saw almost 20 volunteers sign up to help, and the group would welcome more. The fundraising is for the purchase of trees and seeds, possibly tools, and to create savings to be used for match-funding in grant applications.

Organiser Helen Wood said: “It was a success. We raised £87 from the book sales and cakes, and are thinking about having it on the first Thursday of next month — April 2, from 10am to 5pm.

“Many thanks to all those kind people who arrived with books and cakes, to the new volunteers we’ve recruited, and to others who simply came and made donations.”

Greening Camelford now have 20 volunteers, but welcome more. They should get in touch with Helen or Felicity Dunn. Helen added: “We’d particularly like to hear from any Mount Camel residents who might be interested in taking on the future maintenance of the heather beds — and have heard from one couple who might be interested already.

“It would be brilliant if a small group could come forward. The more local people are involved with their own immediate neighbourhood, the more likely it is that Greening Camelford will be a success longer-term.”