A pair of Christmas-obsessed grandparents have spent 20,000 pounds (approx. US$26,800) transforming their garage into a mini Christmas village. Pauline, 66, and Rob Sollis, 62, have spent the last two decades amassing a collection of over 2,000 individual pieces, including townhouses, a zoo, a cathedral, and even a functioning fairground complete with a Ferris wheel. The retired grandparents from Stratton in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, proudly display their floor-to-ceiling collection all year round in their garage, and have even made an event of it, called “Vale Road Christmas Lights.” The couple spruce up their garden with a North Pole area decorated with snow and penguin figures, a nativity display, 3-foot statues of toy soldiers and angels, and even a handmade wooden sleigh complete with a Santa. “We first began collecting in 2001 when we were visiting a garden center just before Christmas, and Rob saw a whole miniature Christmas house display …
Grandparents Spent $26,800 Transforming Their Garage Into a Mini Christmas Village
December 24, 2021
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