Photos of Camborne Trevithick Day in Cornwall 2022

You've been sending us your photos of Trevithick Day after the event made a successful return over the bank holiday weekend.

Large crowds gathered in Camborne on Saturday for its return after a three-year absence.

There was a full programme of events for people to enjoy, beginning with the first of two processions from Kernow Pipes and Drums from Bassett Road.

Other main events included the traditional Bal Maidens and Miners Dance for children this morning, the Trevithick's Dance for adults this afternoon and the Steam Parade shortly afterwards.

Participants in the Trevithick's Dance Picture: Jeanette Ruberry/Packet Camera Club

Circus performers, belly dancers and other street entertainers made their way around the streets entertaining visitors as they passed by, with a fairground in Rosewarne car park all day, and a flower festival in the Centenary Chapel celebrating the life of Richard Trevithick.

There were also four separate sages for a variety of music throughout the day, with the Town Square Stage, the Top Hat Stage, the Nos Lowen Stage and the Choir Stage opposite the parish church, with further music by the town clock, in the Wesley Centre and a poet's corner set up in the forecourt of the Wesley Chapel.

Folk dancing outside the Tyacks Hotel Picture: Jeanette Ruberry/Packet Camera Club

Steam enthusiasts were given a treat when the 1938 steam locomotive Duchess of Sutherland made an early appearance passing through Gwinear Road, as a fitting tribute to the day, on her departure from a two-day visit to Cornwall on her tour around the UK.

Meanwhile, all manner of steam and traction engines on display in the town itself.

It has been hailed as one of the busiest Trevithick Days in many years, with the streets packed with people enjoying the occasion.

Part of the Steam Parade Picture: Jeanette Ruberry/Packet Camera Club

Road closures were in place throughout the day, including Commercial Street and Trelowarren Street.

The annual event celebrates the life and work of Richard Trevithick, who pioneered the use of high pressure steam, revolutionised mining practices and invented the first road carriage, the forerunner of the modern motor car, which made its debut journey in Camborne in 1801.

Born in a cottage not far from Dolcoath Mine, where his father was a mine captain, and Richard pioneered new technology to use high pressure steam in order to increase the efficiency of the engines that pumped out the natural water gathering in the lower levels of the tin and copper mines. Despite some opposition initially, with some declaring him "mad" and "dangerous," steam engines eventually became the norm in mines thanks to his persistence.