Xmas

One of the streets of a small British town of Burnham-on-Sea is a fantastically beautiful sight, kotorogo- order to attract visitors and money to charity. With 100,000 light bulbs nondescript quiet town of Burnham-on-Sea turns into a real winter wonderland.
Each house and a fence along Somerset Road is decorated with hundreds of electric lights, figurines of deer, Santa Claus, stars. Hundreds of people come to the city to look at this magical spectacle.





Three families of Burnham-on-Sea became founders of this tradition. Their goal was to raise money for charity for the local center for the fight against cancer.
It is expected that over the Christmas period and to visit a city of about a few thousand people.



For 9 years, residents of the city was able to collect about 50 000 pounds for charity.
The founder of the tradition to decorate every tree, pole and the house was Nick Gardner and his wife Hazel and Chris Vudsberri with his wife Christine, who died of cancer in 2008.



43-year-old Mrs. Gardner says, "we like to decorate with colored lights the street. Because of this, we have received funds for charity, we still observe this tradition and marvel at just how generous people. It's great to bring people together, as well as passers-by like the result. It started just with a couple of families, but now more and more city residents want to join us. & Quot;



Moreover, the electric bill for December the family was most 100 pounds, as they used the LED energy saving light bulbs.



Mrs. Gardner said: "Every year we try to bring to the decoration of the streets is something new, but it's hard, because there is no longer free unadorned mest.My want more people to visit our city over the festive period, then we can help out sufficient funds for charity & quot ;.



That Builders Lee, who along with his brother Paul Breysfordom this year already decorated the home of their mother. Hundreds of people gathered to see how they will light the lights on one of the "Christmas" homes in the UK.



For the first time the brothers to decorate the house of his mother in 1994 and still continue this tradition.



They decorate the house for months hundreds of small lights, hang the deer figurines, snowmen, Santa Claus povsyudu.V brothers last year earned about 4 000 pounds for the children's hospital Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal at Bristol Children's Hospital. This year, they hope to raise even more.



Meanwhile, in Liverpool, about 10,000 runners dressed in Santa Claus costumes, going to set the world record for the largest accumulation of Sant in one place. To join the race Beth Tweddle Olympic champion, Joe Royle and star of "The X-Files' Chris Maloney.



The purpose of the race is also a charity.



In Liverpool want to break the record and win at Las Vegas, where in a few days will also arrange a Santa Dash



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Translated specifically for fishki.net

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