CHRISTMAS lights at Pipers Pool were switched on again this month in memory of resident Paul Perkins, whose festive illuminations were a favourite sight in the village.

Paul died on December 28 after being unwell for a number of years.

Hundreds of people would pass through to look at the lights, a display he used to put on annually.

The lights were switched on again on January 6 as a tribute by his brother, Ray.

Paul moved to Pipers Pool in 2000 and had previously been a cabin service director for British Airways.

Paul's friend Alan Brook said: "He always loved Christmas and made it very special. Peter Hicks always helped him, creating the structures and putting the lights out for Paul."

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