Brantingham family go all out with Christmas decorations
THEIR home is bedecked with thousands of lights – but they're already planning to top it next year.
Christmas at the Walker house is something planned months in advance.
The Brantingham family contacted the Mail to enter our competition to find the best-decorated house in East Yorkshire.
We are featuring pictures in the Mail and asking readers to vote online for their favourite.
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Raymond Walker, 64, his wife Christine, 58, and their son Paul, 30, go all out for the festive period.
Raymond said: "We had a lights switch-on on Saturday and about 30 people turned up – which is quite a big number for our village.
"Just one of our Christmas trees has about 1,000 lights, so I don't know what the total will be.
"We get children coming to see them and we see people photographing them a lot."
The Walkers have always decorated their house, but started going all-out about three years ago.
Their collection this year includes 17 metal Christmas trees wrapped in lights, a sleigh in a willow tree and a moving Polar Express train with two carriages, which travels along a 45ft track.
Raymond, who is retired, said: "The train has about 600 lights on it and it goes back and forth to the North Pole.
"It has been set up at the front of the house and the lights are on one way and then off when it travels back."
Paul helps weld the metal and usually begins work on the decorations in summer.
Raymond said: "We're already planning what to do next year.
"We're designing a 3.5m high Christmas tree."
Comments
by AstynomiaKats
Monday, December 10 2012, 11:51AM
“A bit of Christmas light cheer is exactly whats needed - everyones so fed up of politicians and fat cats, so anything to cheer up the dark nights.”
by CarmellaBrown
Sunday, December 09 2012, 11:15PM
“I think it looks very lovely and they are lovely people to make such a think that everyone can enjoy. merry christmas to you and peace on earth”
by Cookie_Rigger
Sunday, December 09 2012, 1:43PM
“The photos on here or in the paper does not do the display any justice.
To sezby
I guess you do not have kids or grand kids as you would have heard of the film polar express.
To Strangley
Yes there is actually 10.800 Low Voltage LED Lights in the decoration which is all good for the environment as it is only very low wattage and yes they are nothing compered to some of the ones in hull but all the decorations are actually handmade and not just shop bought **** and are actually only on for the month of December and not for 3 months like some of the ones in hull.
To Maccy_George
It is not another Set of Christmas Chavs it is a family that enjoy Christmas for us and for all other people.”
by mickey_luv3
Friday, December 07 2012, 8:55PM
“Well done. Why not buy a gold leaf and cubic zirconia encrusted front gate to finish it off”
by Maccy_george
Friday, December 07 2012, 10:54AM
“Another set of Christmas chavs.”
by Strangley
Friday, December 07 2012, 10:48AM
“"THEIR home is bedecked with thousands of lights"
Thousands, Really? Sorry, but a light up train, a few crimbo trees & a couple of tower things don't even come close to the National Grid vampires around Hull”
by Sezby
Friday, December 07 2012, 9:21AM
“Scratch that... I'd never heard of Polar express before.”
by Sezby
Friday, December 07 2012, 9:15AM
“I'm confused... what has a train got to do with Christmas?”