The tradition of sailing model boats on a Cornish pond is to be reinstated after a conservation group vowed to restore the area.
Consols Pool in St Ives is currently overgrown with weeds, but work is to take place in partnership with Cornwall Council so that the pond can be used again, the BBC reports.
Families from the area had sailed model boats there for the past nine decades every Good Friday, but the 2009 event had to be cancelled due to the poor state of the pond.
The group has pledged to look after the pool for five years – meaning those who book Cornwall holiday cottages for next Easter should be able to go along and watch the event.
Mandy Boyd of the conservation body told the news source that it is determined to revive the tradition, which is believed to have begun in the early 1900s.
While in St Ives, visitors can also try their hand at surfing, as well as visiting the number of restaurants and cafes found in the area.
Posted by Andrew Hill
