A HEREFORDSHIRE couple who illuminate their house in memory of a beloved family member have been left "blown away" by the generosity of visitors.
Dora and Mark Greenhouse clad their Credenhill home in strings of striking lights each year, to raise money for Bartestree-based charity, St Michael's Hospice, where Mrs Greenhouse's sister, Eve, whose favourite time of the year was Christmas.
By asking for donations and raffling off items donated by local businesses, the couple have raised over £5,200 in 2025.
Their efforts to fundraise for the charity over the years have brought in over £15,000.
"We have been blown away this year with the generosity of everyone," Mr Greenhouse said.
"Every year we start the fundraising thinking that we will never beat last year's amount but every year we do.
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"We would like to thank everyone who has donated money, bought a raffle ticket or has donated a prize as without them we wouldn’t raise the amount we have."
Eve, 44 spent several months under the care of St Michael's Hospice when she was diagnosed with cancer, and stayed until she could "fight no more".
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Mrs Greenhouse, who works as a teaching assistant, said it was something "we never thought, as a family, we would ever have to go through".
"They looked after her so well, but they also looked after us all as a family," Mrs Greenhouse previously said.
"This is why we decided to try and give something back to them."
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