There was a community feel to the beginning of the festive season when residents of a Gunnislake street switched on their own decorated Christmas tree.

Residents of Woodland Way contributed to buying and decorating their tree and staged a switch-on yesterday (Sunday).

Resident Char Bennetts said: “Everyone was involved as a community. We all helped. The organisers were Natalie Jasper and Charlene Burgess with lovely singing by Ali Moyna, Ross Hanley and Esther Tonna-Morgan.

“It was a free community gathering with Christmas carols, nibbles, biscuits and mince pies. Everyone got into the Christmas spirit and it makes Woodland Way look so pretty.”