Hurrah! This week’s mammoth pillow fight comes to Plymouth

Ever heard of a flashmob event? It’s where people turn up in a public place and all suddenly start doing something funny at the same time, like singing, dancing… or having a pillow fight!

An estimated 400 pillow fighters joined in a melee of flying feathers in the centre of Plymouth on Saturday, organised through social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

University student Jessi Dimmock, 20, said: “Everyone was having a laugh, it was just great fun. It shows the power of social networking sites to organise something like this without advertising.

“I also think it’s like an art form, but mainly it’s about getting people together in a peaceful, fun way.”