‘I won’t stop decorating my Wirral house for Halloween’

A man who has covered his house in Halloween decorations has said he has no “plans of stopping anytime soon”.

Jamal Clayton from Wallasey, Wirral, has decorations including a giant skeleton and mannequins of horror film characters such as Jigsaw and Michael Myers from the Halloween series spread across his front garden.

The 22-year-old said his home has attracted plenty of visitors with “cars pulling up all the time” to take a look at his work.

“It’s just nice to see the joy it brings to the kids and, more so, the adults seem to really enjoy it as well,” he said.

“Normally we’re big on Christmas but more so it’s for Halloween as well,” added Jamal.

“This year seems to be a lot more over-the-top than normal.

“People seem to really be liking it. Cars pull up all the time and kids come and pass from school.”

His isn’t the only home in the North West which has become an attraction.

Dave Barron, 60, has spent five months turning his place in Bramhall, Stockport, into a Doctor Who-themed extravaganza as a way of raising money for charity.

The Barron family have been putting on theatrical Halloween displays at their home since 2011.

Since then, they have raised £50,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, with more than £4,000 already pledged this year.

Dave said: “Macmillan have been a great support to us over the years, particularly in the last five years since I lost my wife, and it’s our way of giving something back to them.”

He said that his “labour of love” was helped by his 26-year-old daughter Sarah, 64-year-old brother Phil, and many other family members and friends.

Dave said they were hoping to be paid another visit from Jason Manford.

The Salford comedian, actor and singer is “a big supporter – he comes most years,” Dave told BBC Radio Manchester.

“We started in quite a basic form and it’s grown and grown.”

The Barron family’s Doctor Who-themed display includes a homemade Tardis, life-size Daleks, and the Doctor’s K9 companion.

Dave explained: “We pick a different theme each year – last year was Star Wars and we built an X-Wing Starfighter.

“The year before that we built a Scooby-Doo van, the year before that we built ET’s spaceship.

“It’s just evolved and got bigger and bigger each year.”

Dave said they went through about 500 sweets every year, donated by a nearby Tesco store.

The handmade props in the Halloween wonderland feature some creative uses of household items.

The Daleks’ sport whisks in lieu of the traditional ‘Whoniverse’ gun-sticks.

Dave’s brother Phil said next year they were planning a Disney villains-themed display.