Christmas-crazy family transform their Horsham home into a twinkling wonderland

The King family are lighting up their home in Cottingham Avenue from tomorrow (December 2) from 4pm - 10pm every evening throughout December to raise funds for the Make A Wish charity – for the fourteenth year in a row.

It normally takes Sallyanne King, her husband Grahame and eldest daughter Carmel two weeks to set up their twinkling displays.

Meanwhile younger daughter Carrina has been busy organising raffle prizes ready for their opening night – when cakes, mince pies, tea, coffee, chocolate and raffle tickets are on offer and “the spirit of Christmas is brought alive,” says Sallyanne.

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“We have a just giving fund page set up whereby people can donate on line, we also ask people to donate by popping money through our letter box – this is a huge favourite with children because as soon as money is posted, the snow machine is set off.”