Meet London's extreme Christmas decorators loading their homes with trees, Santas and 69,000 lights
When Julie Lalou Simpson’s daughter started at a new school, staff immediately recognised her address. “The teacher was like: ‘Oh, I know that address. That’s the Christmas House.’”
Lalou Simpson, 42, runs two dog grooming salons has decorated the outside of her house on Park Road, Chiswick, for five years.
Initially, she started the tradition for her three children, who loved the decorations. “We built on it every year. Three years ago, people started asking whether it was for something. We were like: ‘Actually, that’s a great idea.’”
Since then, Lalou Simpson has used the display to help support research into treatments for Fragile X Syndrome, after her twin boys, both 11, were diagnosed with the genetic condition in 2015.
She has raised around £2,000 in previous years, but has gained £2,298 already this year, with all donations to go to FRAXA.
The display is documented on Lalou Simpson's Instagram, @Christmasonparkroad, and she has set up a JustGiving page for donations.
Lalou Simpson adds to her display every year. This year, there
