Organisers have said they are expecting between 20,000 and 25,000 people to visit Helston on Flora Day. The traditional event marking the end of winter and coming of summer is set to take place on ...

Residents of a Cornish town say its annual Flora Day festival, which dates back centuries, is "like Christmas and birthdays rolled into one". Helston's Flora Day has remained virtually unchanged for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A performer with the Hal-an-Tow pageant takes part in a performance as part of the Helston Flora Day ...

Getty Images reports — Helston Flora Day celebrates the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. The streets of the town of Helston in Cornwall, south west England, are filled with revelers from ...

Thousands have gathered in Helston, Cornwall, for the annual Flora Day festival. The event marks the end of winter and coming of summer, and has been celebrated for hundreds of years. The celebration ...