Architect's drawings of the new stage planned for Kimberley Park have been revealed.

Falmouth Town Council has secured a contractor to build the stage and hope to complete it by the end of May.

It will have a retractable roof to open up on sunny days or, in wetter weather, protect the performers from the elements.

The stage was the brainchild of Simon Neild, who co-founded Falmouth's Parklive festival seven years ago with gardener Julian Kay.

Simon said: "After the first Parklive I got to thinking: wouldn't it be nice if there was a stage in the park?"

Years later and with the help of Julian and Ruth Thomas of Falmouth Town council, his idea is set to become a reality.

Initial concept sketches were drawn up by Parklive's resident artist Nathan Hume, and these were expanded on by architect Michael Hormann.

Simon says that the town council has been "amazing" throughout the process, particularly the late former MP and Falmouth councillor Candy Atherton.

He said: "Candy Atherton was a huge supporter of it, she would have loved to see it come to fruition. Sadly that never came to be."

The stage will be available for anyone to use with permission from the town council.

It was designed with the best interests of the community in mind, with sound engineers assessing the area and positioning it in such a way that it will cause minimal noise disruption to neighbouring residents.

Simon told the Packet that there may be a special Parklive event to coincide with the opening of the new stage, depending on when it is finished.