Hannah Searle and her family have put together an amazing Christmas display at their house in Falmouth to spread Christmas cheer and raise money for the Polkerris ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital which specialises in helping newborn babies and children up to the age of 11.

Just two days ago they shared that they had already managed to raise over £400, Hannah said the Family is blown away and proud to raise money for a ward where their son has spent so much time and is due to spend more time recovering from upcoming procedures in the future.

Christmas with the Searles- Raising money for the Polkerris Children's ward at Royal Cornwall Hospital.

I got in touch with Hannah to hear all about the display and how the family came up with the amazing idea, she said: "I guess it was the pandemic, this is our third year of doing a large display. Back in the original lockdown (2020) we decided to bring some Christmas cheer to the neighbourhood by putting some outside decorations up and people loved it.

"So we went even bigger last year (2021) and a family member mentioned doing it for charity, initially we brushed it off and then thought why not let's give it a go… we raised over £500! Our little boy who is nearly five fought Meningitis as a baby, so last year we raised money for Meningitis.

"This year we're doing it for a charity closer to home, the response has been amazing and children and families are absolutely loving having pictures taken on the sleigh and enjoying all the different lights."

Christmas with the Searles -The amazing display.

You can find the display on Boscundle Avenue on the older part of the Goldenbank Estate, the display will be hard to miss. The lights will be on from 5 pm to 9 pm each night and if you visit before 6 pm feel free to knock, the family will come to say hello and hand out some treats.

If all that wasn't amazing enough Hannah and the family have also organised a Christmas colouring competition with a festive prize for two winners.

How to enter:

• Visit the light display and pick up a colouring sheet
• Send a picture of your completed colouring by Wednesday 14th December ready to be judged on Thursday 15th
• Look out for an announcement on Friday 16th

Christmas with the Searles- The Christmas colouring competition

To send in your colouring sheet or for any more information about the display you can join the Facebook group here: 🎄 Christmas with the Searles.

If you would like to donate you can put money into a pot attached to the display or follow this link https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/christmas-searles. However, if you don't feel you are able to donate the family says you are still welcome to come and enjoy the display.