Opening Ceremony
Up to 20,000 people were expected to attend the Taw Bridge Family Fun Day.
The event was organised to raise money for charity and to commemorate the completion of the Western Bypass and Downstream Bridge.
The ceremony took place on the Pottington side of the bridge at 11:00 and members of the public would have get their chance to walk over the new bridge from 11:30. A Fun Run started from Park School at 12:00.
At 14:30 A tug-of-war competition on the bridge itself took place.
A final grand parade was to start at 16:00 and at 17:30 an evening concert in St Peter's Church was to end the day.
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