Churchstow is once again lit up with lights and Christmas spirit as Mike Langman continues to raise money for charity.

Mike, of Glebelands, Churchstow, has been raising money for children’s charities for more than 15 years, covering his house near the Church House Inn with thousands of Christmas lights and decorations, bringing people from miles around to see them and donate to the cause.

Since he started his charity collecting, Mike has raised more than £36,000 for Children’s Hospice South West.

Last January, the Estuary Lodge Freemasons donated £250 towards his electricity bill which Mike told said can add hundreds to his yearly bill.

This year Mike has also gone digital, creating a VirginMoneyGiving page to raise money online as well as with the collecting box outside his home. As of Wednesday, £1,100 had already been raised online.

Last year Mike told us that people donate their old lights to him, which he is a dab hand at fixing up, and he welcomes them: “saves me buying more; even if its just a short line, it can fill a corner or a gap, I’d love more people to donate lights to me.”

Even if the lights can’t be fixed, Mike takes all the bulbs and adaptors, to use to repair others, and he generously said: “if anyone ever needs anything like that, I’ve got them!”

You can find the online donation page here