PETER Tavy's flower festival and exhibition took on an international theme this year when it was held over the weekend of July 6 and 8 in St Peter's Church and the village hall.

Taking place every four years the flower show takes over St Peter's Church, which this year was filled with floral displays inspired by countries from across the Commonwealth.

Nearby in the village hall, an exhibition looked at where Peter Tavy residents had lived, worked or served overseas in the past.

The display also remembered those Peter Tavy residents lost in action, named on the parish war memorial.

Amongst some of the exhibition discoveries, it was found that in 1921, there were six men from Peter Tavy working at a gold mine in Brazil.

Parishioners were also asked to place a red dot on a large map of the world on any countries they had visited.

By the end of the weekend the map showed that, of the 194 UN-recognised nations in the world, at least one Peter Tavy resident had set foot in 171 of them.

Church warden Peter Tinson said: 'We contacted the Foreign Office telling them of our project, and received a personal letter from Lord Howe with his best wishes. It's remarkable where people in Peter Tavy have gone on to live, when you consider how small the village is.'

Refreshments were provided by a hard-working team in the Methodist chapel. The weekend was rounded off by a songs of praise service held in St Peter's Church.