Granddad turns street into Minion Winter Wonderland
- 5 years ago
Dedicated Andy McNab spent weeks putting up more than 35,000 lights on his home and his five neighbours’ to turn the entire block of terraced houses into a festive extravaganza dedicated to the mischievous characters.
Andy, 48, even put wooden characters in the front gardens of the homes to recreate the Despicable Me series of mega-popular films – which he admits he hasn’t seen.
Grandfather-of-five Andy switched on the lights for the first time on Tuesday evening with EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick - in front of a crowd of more than 800 people who turned up to see the impressive display.
Up to 35,000 lights were used to create the Minion scene and a projector screened the film onto the wall of one of the houses, turning the entire row of houses into ‘evil’ Gru’s lair.
The granddad, from Dagenham, east London, stunned crowds last year when he decked out their houses with a Frozen display which hit headlines and raised £14,000.
Andy, 48, even put wooden characters in the front gardens of the homes to recreate the Despicable Me series of mega-popular films – which he admits he hasn’t seen.
Grandfather-of-five Andy switched on the lights for the first time on Tuesday evening with EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick - in front of a crowd of more than 800 people who turned up to see the impressive display.
Up to 35,000 lights were used to create the Minion scene and a projector screened the film onto the wall of one of the houses, turning the entire row of houses into ‘evil’ Gru’s lair.
The granddad, from Dagenham, east London, stunned crowds last year when he decked out their houses with a Frozen display which hit headlines and raised £14,000.