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How man's Halloween house display has become bittersweet tradition
Dave's display is hand-built and is a tribute to his late wife Catherine, who was cared for my Macmillan nurses
As people up and down the country look forward to celebrating Halloween this evening, one Greater Manchester man takes the festivities further than most.
Dave Barron, 61, from Bramhall, in Greater Manchester, has been decorating his home for Halloween every year since 2011, and has been preparing this year's Back to the Future-themed display since May.
Dave's efforts are all a tribute to his late wife, Catherine. Accepting donations from Halloween visitors, he has raised more than £55,000 for the Macmillan cancer charity, which cared for Catherine before she died in 2020.
"Halloween is emotional for me," Dave said. "I miss Catherine tremendously. She'd think I'm an absolute lunatic, but she was always a big part of it and I think she'd be really proud."
"I have been working on this year's Halloween display since May," he said. "And it does cost me a bit.
"But It's a small price to pay if it helps people who are suffering with cancer."
Dave's Bramhall display features a raised stage with a full size drum set, electric guitar and real piano parts
"Within the last decade it's just got it bigger and bigger and bigger," Dave said of his Halloween extravaganzas."
Dave put on a Doctor Who-themed display last year, but said this year's had been the most challenging project yet.