Spook-tacular Halloween display in Alnwick raises over £2,000 for charity

Leo and Charlotte Watson turned their Allerburn Lea home into a horror-themed show in the last week of October.

It attracted a steady stream of visitors – with social distancing in place – and a large number of donations with a fantastic £2,073 raised.

They chose to raise money for Samaritans because of the coronavirus related difficulties many people have endured this year.

Leo said: “We spoke to so many wonderful people, hearing personal and emotional accounts of what people are going through, seeing so many smiling faces and truly humbled by some beautiful compliments we’ve received.

"Thank you to every single one of you that has donated to the cause. We have raised an incredible amount.”

It is the second time the family have staged the event, which involves several days of preparation and a four-figure outlay.

Some 500 sweetie bags were also distributed.

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