A Walsall couple have gone Christmas crackers and turned their home into a festive lights extravanganza for charity.

Householders Mick and Sue Dukes have transformed the garden in Walsall into a winter wonderland in aid of the Golden Wishes foundation. And people across the region are invited to drop in to the town’s latest version of the illuminations.

Dozens of displays have been erected, including Santa and his reindeers to snowmen and Christmas trees.

Hundreds of lights have also been strung up around the couple’s home, while a nativity scene also features.

It is the fifth year in a row the family have converted their garden in Walstead Road West, Delves.

The event supports Golden Wishes was created in 1992 by staff at the former Crabtree Electrical Industries once based in Chuckery.

The couple hope to raise hundreds of pounds for the charity which supports children and the elderly with mobility problems. Visitors are welcome daily from 4.30pm to 9pm and there is also a post box for youngsters to mail their gift requests to Father Christmas. Mrs Dukes, aged 51, said families visit the annual display from all around the West Midlands. “We have raised £2,000 for Golden Wishes since we started the dressing the garden five years ago. I would appeal to residents to pop in and support this very good cause.

“I would like to thank our neigbhours and relatives for helping to install the displays this year,” she said

She added neighbours Adam Reynolds, aged 15, Ryan Hollings, aged 21, and relative Les Dukes had helped to light up the garden, opposite Joseph Leckie School.

Staff at the Co-op store, in Broadway West, had donated £30 worth of vouchers towards the cost of sweets to be given to young visitors to the display.

The charity based in Walsall raises thousands of pounds for medical equipment for young and old people.