MARY Tavy Jubilee Group is preparing to hold a brand new event which hopes to introduce local residents to a range of ongoing organisations and groups in the area.

The ‘Your Community Matters’ day, running from 10am to 4pm at Mary Tavy Coronation Hall and Recreation Ground on Saturday, September 19, will offer around 40 different stands, from a pilates group to Action on Hearing Loss.

Demonstrations of salsa dancing, a display from the police archive and willow weaving are also planned for the day, with interactive activities for the public to enjoy.

Ali Fife Cook, trustee of the Mary Tavy Jubilee group, said: ‘The Jubilee Group is concerned with everything to do with community and we understand that people would like to know more about what’s going on.

‘We thought it would be a really good idea to bring people together in one place with everything free, which is our philosophy.’

As 2015 is the event’s debut year, Ali said she was unsure how many people are expected to turn up but she was sure that it was a much needed event in Mary Tavy.

She added: ‘We want people to be able to try things in an interactive way, not just learn about them. There has been a lot of enthusiasm about the event.’

Entry and all the activities are free.