A family in Southcote have done an incredible job decorating their home with Christmas lights to raise money for charity.
The Fairchild family have adorned their home in Southcote Lane, Reading, Berkshire with 200 light features and a total of 230,000 bulbs.
Kellie Fairchild, 31, said: "My husband collects the lights, we've been doing it for five years and each year he aims to make it bigger and better.
"This year has definitely been the best one.
"When we did the lights switch on 700 people turned up and we raised £800 in the first hour of the switch on.
"The support from the community has been fantastic. We've had families donating cakes for us to sell on the switch on night.
"If they hadn't done that we would have had to buy them ourselves, and that cuts into the money we raise.
"We just can't thank them enough for that."
The grand switch on took place on Saturday, December 1 and the lights will be on every evening during December with families urged to come and see them and donate to help the family's chosen charities.
This year they are raising money for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent House and the Twyford-based Daisy's Dream bereavement charity.
Although it has been a family effort, Damion Fairchild, 34, took the lead in the operation.
Mrs Fairchild said: "Normally it takes him a month, but he took two weeks off to do it all this year.
"He got the flu really bad because of the weather and made himself really sick. It's been pretty crazy."
Mr and Mrs Fairchild got married last Christmas.
She added: "We've been overwhelmed with the support.
"I'd also like to thank our children Freya, 10, and Lucas, six. They've been really patient with us throughout this process.
The family is raising money for the Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent House in Liebenrood Road in honour of the late Muriel Harding, who helped raise £200,000 for the charity over her life.
Muriel, who worked at the hospice for around 20 years, is the family's grandmother and after she passed away earlier this year they wanted to give something back in her memory.
If you would like to donate, please head over to the Christmas Charity Cheer by the Fairchild's Facebook page, where there is a link to donate.