Newquay is renowned as a hard-core partying resort but now there are calls for a boycott after the deaths of two teenagers in cliff falls. Has the town's image been tarnished permanently?
School is out and Newquay is the 'in place' for thousands of youngsters wanting to party after the rigours of GCSEs. More than 3,000 are expected in the Cornish resort over the next three weeks.
There are plenty of reasons to love Newquay, dubbed the 'coast of dreams', particularly if you are young and looking for fun and sun after the stress of exams.
Paddy Higgins
Parents of cliff victim Paddy Higgins back a Boycott Newquay campaign
Clubs and bars line the main drag where thousands of pleasure seekers throng.
And when the night-life gets too much, there are 11 beaches including Fistral, home to one of the country's best surf breaks.
But the joy for some has been matched by a tarnishing of Newquay's image after the deaths of two teenagers and the serious injury of another in the past two weeks.
The parents of one of the victims, Paddy Higgins, believe not enough has been done to ensure youngsters' safety and they are backing a Facebook page called Boycott Newquay Holidays for Teenagers.
The group already has more than 2,000 members.
Among the improvements being called for is more fencing along the town's cliffs, particularly since some of its clubs and bars are located close to cliff edges.
However many in Newquay maintain that safety measures in place before the latest accidents are sufficient.
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