Daily Mirror

Gran’s grotto is sleigh-tly over the top

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GRANDMA Betty-Ann Jones’s home is the Santa of her universe as she waves from a 7ft Christmas sleigh.

The 72-year-old has spent £30,000 over the years transformi­ng her house into the ultimate grotto as Christmas approaches.

From the sleigh to 73 snowmen in her living room, every inch of Betty’s home groans with Xmas decoration­s.

Locals dub her “Mrs Christmas”. But she says husband Keith, 76, is a real Scrooge who spends the season hiding upstairs

Undeterred Betty-Ann, from Pontardwe, near Swansea, said: “I love the festive period which is why I start it all in August.

“All photos on the wall have been replaced by stockings, one for each of the family. Keith has one.”

He said: “She’s bonkers. There’s even a Christmas tree in the toilet.”

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VAC ATTACK House is kept ice and tidy NOEL ENTHUSIASM Keith YOU BETTY Even more decoration­s
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ELFY HOBBY Betty shows off her home

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