People who have been praised for being a top neighbour in their community have been nominated for a BBC Radio Cornwall Make a Difference Award.
A Pendeen performer, the creator of an outdoor shared space in Perranwell, a man who was a chainsaw clean-up hero after Storm Goretti and a community stalwart from Portreath have all been nominated in the Great Neighbour category.
The awards, in their fifth year, recognise and celebrate the people and groups who make a difference in communities across Cornwall. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony in Truro in September.
"Just as long as I can make one person smile a day, my day's not wasted."
Gavin Hosking is a man on a mission in the west Cornwall village of Pendeen. The man, who calls himself 'Cornish Gavlar' after the character in the BBC TV series Gavin and Stacey, loves performing and sharing his antics on social media.
Hosking said: "I try and raise funds for the parish hall with a bingo night, it's the second Monday of every month and I do little fundraising bits like quiz nights around the village, try and keep people entertained.
"I dressed up as the Easter Bunny and did a village Easter trail right through the village with little pictures up and there – I just like little fun things around the village."
The efforts that have won him a nomination in the Great Neighbour category are not a recent development.
Hosking said: "During Covid, I tried to keep people entertained by dressing up as Mr Blobby, doing an online quiz and dressing up as Pikachu.
"I also dressed up as 'Where's Wally', took photos of myself around the village hiding and then added to social sites for people to find.
"It keeps people entertained and it gives people something to do and smile about."
Sue Kneebone runs a community space called The Chalet in a former meadow at the family farm on the edge of Perranwell near Truro.
Kneebone explained: "Originally it was just a hay field and a very grown-in orchard.
"We started just trying to create a nice space for the grandchildren and then when it came out so nice, we thought we ought to share it.
"Since then, it's gone from strength to strength, not just with little kiddies, but we get a lot of senior ladies and mums that have just moved to the village and want to meet their peer groups."
Watching Kneebone chat with the people sitting around long wooden picnic tables and drinking tea, it was clear that everyone felt very welcome.
"As a social place it's really worked because you get all the little ones mix in with the older ones and they've got a reason now to put their lippy on and come out for a chat," Kneebone said.
"We thought it would be nice to share with everybody, we love seeing everybody enjoying it and it does such good for our older friends."
Four ‘Great Neighbours’ Chosen for Cornwall Make a Difference Awards