Christmas lights brighten dark year
Bobbie Brown’s Christmas zoo in Ashmore Crescent.
Bobbie Brown says at 73 she probably should not be climbing ladders to install the lights.
Although many traditional festive events have been cancelled due to Covid-19, the Christmas light displays around Ashmore Crescent, Warkworth, are getting bigger and better.
After some radical gardening, Brian Oakes’ home, at number 31, has more space to show off the area’s largest Christmas light and music show.
“Last year, there were more than 30,000 lights and I’ve just bought a load more this year,” he says.
It takes Brian a month to set up the annual spectacular, which is computer controlled to synchronise the lights with a music soundtrack.