A Newquay charity has welcomed back one of its long-serving members.

Kevin Towill joined a Newquay Towan Blystra Lions meeting via Zoom from Derriford Hospital.

Mr Towill, a Cornwall and town councillor, has spent more than six months in the hospital’s neurological rehabilitation unit following the successful removal of a brain tumour earlier this year.

Colin Wellington from the Lions said: “This marked Kevin’s first Lions Club meeting in many months, and members were delighted to see him.

“They gave him a warm round of applause, expressing their admiration for his resilience and their hope to see him back home soon.

“Kevin’s passion for serving the community as both a councillor and a Lion remains unwavering.

“Club members look forward to his full recovery and to having him back contributing to the vital work of the Lions club and his council duties.”