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Paul T Smith

Grangemouth garden turned into winter wonderland to raise hospice cash

A Grangemouth garden has become a winter wonderland ahead of Christmas Day - and it's all for a good cause.

Senga Morris, 59, and her husband William Morris, 63, love getting into the festive spirit after installing hundreds of Xmas lights and figures in their front garden.

And this year they hope to raise thousands of pounds for Strathcarron Hospice, a free palliative care resource in Denny, serving people in the Forth Valley and North Lanarkshire areas.

They've attached a collection box to the front gate of their house in the hope generous locals will donate again this year after raising £2,000 for Alzheimers Scotland in 2020.

Santa and his postbox (Nicole Ritchie)

A 6ft Santa is the latest addition to the spectacular display and a post box so kids can post a letter to the big man and from December, 1, there'll be festive tunes playing.

Speaking about to Falkirk Live, Senga's daughter Nicole Ritchie, 29, said: "There's a lot to see - we have two lampposts, two reindeer, one tree, one 6ft Santa, one 7ft snowman, one 7ft teddy bear, one rocking horse, 8 candy canes, one display postbox and one postbox for Santa’s letters.

"It always attracts loads of attention from locals so last year we decided to put a charity box out and we raised £2,000 for charity after losing my grandad to coronavirus.

The display just keeps on growing every year (Nicole Ritchie)

"This year we have been hearing on the radio and seeing on social media that Strathcarron Hospice is really struggling because of the pandemic so we are going to donate any money raised to them this year.

"Kids will also be able to send a letter to Santa by using our postbox and we will make sure they get a reply."

The display usually takes Nicole and her husband around four hours to install.

"It's always a fun task and dosen't really take that long, we also have CCTV installed as well because last year a group of boys tried to steal some of the figures.

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