The 40th St Piran’s Day parade took place in Truro City Centre on Thursday.

Jayne Kirkham MP, Cornwall Council chairman Cllr Rob Nolan and Grand Bard Jenefer Lowe joined schoolchildren, musicians and Old Cornwall Society members to process from Lemon Quay to High Cross via Boscawen Street and River Street.

There were many shouts of “Oggy oggy oggy!” and “Kernow bys vyken! (Cornwall forever!)”, and the parade and onlookers amassed in front of the cathedral to hear speakers introduced with gusto by Cllr Bert Biscoe sing Trelawny with Truro Male Choir.

City mayor Cllr Chris Wells (Conservative, Moresk and Trehaverne) said: “The 40th anniversary is a great occasion, and I’m delighted so many people have turned out for it, and in particular that youth and community groups are so well represented.”

Cllr Steven Webb (LibDem, Moresk and Trehaverne) said: “I think this event is celebrating the kindness of the Cornish people, who welcomed and took in an immigrant who turned up on our shores from Ireland.”

The winner of the St Piran’s Day shop window competition was announced as Mallett’s Hardware.