A Cornish agricultural show narrowly avoided becoming a washout when torrential rain turned into blazing sunshine.

Organisers have dubbed Camborne's annual event on Saturday as "a show of two halves".

Show chairman Reg Bennett said stall holders were nervous when poor weather reduced the number of paying visitors to just 150 by 11am.

"It was quite incredible how the weather changed at lunch time because in the morning it was desperate," he added.

"We didn't know what was going to happen then lo and behold the sun came out and people began to turn up.

"I felt quite sorry for the trade stands but in the end we just about managed to break even and there were a lot of smiling faces by 4pm."

The Camborne show has survived for around 70 years and now boasts the biggest collection of heavy horses in the county.

Around 1,500 visitors enjoyed this year's event at Gwealavellan Farm which included cattle, horses, ponies and alpacas along with fleece shows and a selection of rare breeds.

There was a visit from the Four Burrow Hunt, a large horticultural section and a range of domestic classes for knitting, cakes and pasty baking.

Secretary Ian Thompson said the show went "extremely well" considering the "terrible wind and rain" in the morning.

Show-yard director Lee Pengilly was praised for rotating the showground a full 180 degrees. "He did a terrific job which made the whole thing more user friendly," added Mr Bennett.