Good news from Grampian: Callum's lights in Keith raise in excess of £7K
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Moray's brightest festive display – which this year featured more than 200,000 lights – has succeeded in raising upwards of £7000.
Every December since he was a young teenager Callum Stuart, 23, has been illuminating his home on the edge of Keith in more and more spectacular fashion.
It's fair to say that, nowadays, nobody heading along the A96 from the direction of Aberdeenshire could possibly fail to see it.
Callum, who makes the bulk of his lights himself by moulding plastic tubes, said: "We're very pleased with the amount, especially given the fact that we lost almost a whole week this year due to heavy snow.
"It's great that so many people seem to enjoy it.
"I have a great team behind me which includes my friend Kevin McAdam, my girlfriend Kayleigh and my granny Jessie.
"My auntie Alison is heavily involved as well. She loves going outside and handing out chocolates to the kids who've been brought to see the lights."
As in previous years, countless car-loads drove up each night to have a closer look, with many folk leaving donations to show their appreciation for all the work involved.
That cash has now been counted and the exact total raised is £7261.19.
Three worthy local causes are set to benefit.
The first is Keith Primary where Callum works as a janitor.
Next is Loch Park Adventure Centre, which is is nearby Drummuir.
While the third good cause is the fund for the town's official Christmas lights, which are organised by Keith Community Council and are quite impressive in their own right.
The team spent the whole of November getting the display ready in Callum's garden which overlooks Seafield Park.
It then took a couple of days to take everything down again.
However, the task of storing all the lights in the household attic is now easier than during past years.
That's because the ever-resourceful Callum has fitted a special door into the gable-end of his home, allowing a fork-lift to be used.
