We were featured on
national television on BBC1's the one show!! See it
here
on BBC iplayer (its at the start)
I
participated in a live phone in debate for BBC 3 Counties radio, defending christmas light displays! Click here to listen to the
Jonathon Vernon Smith's
show or here
to listen to my chat with him!
We have also been
featured in the BBC's 'The One Show' online photo gallery,
click here
to see their gallery!
5th December 2008: We
are in a local newspaper! "The Evening Telegraph"
Click hereto read the article.
3rd December 2008: We
are in a national newspaper! "The Times"! Yay, read Penny Wark's
article
here! (we are featured towards the end of the article!)
Online donation
service is now LIVE! Provided by a secure independent & reputable company
JustGiving.com! We hope you will help beat the £340 we raised in 2007.
2nd December 2008:
All systems are go! 4:30pm to 10pm. Thanks to Colin Armstrong for taking some
wonderful pictures of the display.
Update: 5th November
2008:
The lights are going up, the wires being run, shows being finalised and a switch
on date set! The lights should be going live from Monday 1st December at 4:30pm.
This year we are raising money for the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air
Ambulance.
2007
News!
Update: 3rd December:
The lights were not on till 9:30pm tonight due to another technical issue which
arose from the previous night. We hope to run flawlessly from Tuesday.
Update: 2nd December:
The shows are go! We currently have 12 shows starting at 4:30pm which will loop
until 10pm. If your visiting and parking outside please tune your cars radio
into 92.50 FM to hear the shows music. A sign and donation box is now out for
collections to be taken. This year we're supporting Diabetes UK and Crazy Hats
Breast Cancer Support/Care. If your visiting us please feel welcome to walk
around on the drive and view the lights closer.
Update: 1st December:
The lights were not switched on tonight due to a software issue with the
controlling computer. Show start up is planned for the 2nd of December.
Update: 25th November:
More time has been spent on the display. Both Saturday & Sunday. We have reached
the point where testing can begin to find any faults which we have. However we
shall be ready for a 1st of December switch on!
Above: Lights being
tested, note that under extension window no net light is currently on, also gaps
in the net light down the bottom end of middle stripe on the house. We are still
also yet to place the arch outside. IST & MAS from our MERRY CHRISTMAS rope
light design is still yet to be wired into the control system. Also there 4 snow
flakes which haven't been connected yet and finally the little roof is still
awaiting the well known large inflatable snowman along with some more display
features.
Update: 25th November:
We have spent around 6 days of 9:30am till it is so dark outside we can't see
what were doing! This years display is so time consuming due to the extra amount
of wiring we have. We have to feed 32 power lines from the control room through
the wall and run them to their distribution boxes!
Update: 24th November:
Some of our display details have been updated on our 2007 display page.
