St Ives crowns May King and Queen in 450-year-old custom

There was royalty on the streets of St Ives as a new May King and Queen were crowned for 2024. A revived tradition which dates back more than 450 years, the town's May Day celebrations are organised by the Rotary Club of St Ives and always seem to be blessed with sunshine.

Steeped in tradition, the celebrations can be shown to date back to 1573 and were revived in the year 2000 by the then mayor, the late Chris Cocklin, with the help of former mayor Shirley Beck.

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