There was an impressive turnout in St Keverne last week for the annual commemoration of the lives of local blacksmith Michael Joseph An Gof and Bodmin lawyer Thomas Flamanck.

Black and gold were much in evidence as a large crowd gathered to pay tribute to the two men, who led the Cornish rebellion of 1497 and paid the ultimate price when they were hanged, drawn and quartered.

The commemoration, organised by Mebyon Kernow, began with an address and flower laying ceremony at the imposing monument to Joseph and Thomas at the entrance to St Keverne.

The banner-waving marchers then made their way to the memorial plaque in the village square, where a wreath was laid and a minute's silence observed in memory of the Cornish rebels.

A prayer for Cornwall and Cornishmen throughout the world was said, both in Cornish and in English, and the two languages were also heard in the singing of hymns and traditional songs which continued into the night at the Three Tuns pub.