On the final show before Christmas, there have been many festive items on Good Morning Britain, but Bristol was front and centre as Alex Beresford did the weather.
The broadcaster was live from Almondsbury at a house with 50,000 LED lights brightening up the Cope Park cul de sac.
There may not be snow on the cards in Bristol this year, but there is no shortage of festive cheer brightening up our region.
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Beresford was live from the home of Sue and Graham Hawkes who have been spreading the Christmas cheer for 15 years while raising money for Bristol-based charities Paul’s Place and St. Peter’s Hospice.
In a tweet this morning, Beresford said that the couple has raised over £70,000 for the charities this year.
It was originally a dedication to a beloved family member who suffered a stroke, but has since turned into a local tradition loved by visitors.
Beresford seemed delighted to be broadcasting from his home city and told the audience about Graham Hawkes, who, in a reference to Christmas film 'Deck The Halls', he described as "like the real-life Buddy Hall, but he's a lot taller than Danny DeVito, at around 6'4. Very impressive."
This is the last year that the couple will be displaying their lights in Almondsbury as they have announced their retirement to Cornwall in the new year, the news of which was greeted with messages of support and well wishes.
Graham Hawkes told Bristol Live in November : “I’m quite sad in a way because obviously we’ve been doing this for a long time and we’ve got grandchildren that love it, as well as our neighbours that enjoy the display.”
“I don’t know if we will do it the same way anymore, but we hope to keep it just a family affair after this.”
“We only planned to raise a few hundred pounds for a local charity that needed it and it has grown over the last 15 years.”
Graham added: “I’m amazed by how many people come to our switch-on and how many people visit our house night after night to see the display. It has overwhelmed us and we never even expected to raise the amount of money we did.”
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