A couple has decorated their house with Christmas lights to raise awareness of brain tumours.

Teresa and Jason Smith, of Vandyke Close, in Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire, switched on their festive woodland lights display on November 24.

This was in front of a crowd of family and friends, after battling Storm Bert to add the finishing touches.

The lights will remain on display until January 1.

People are invited to visit the illuminations and are encouraged to donate to the charity Brain Tumour Research.

Fifty-seven-year-old Teresa, who works at Woburn Sands Emporium, served hot chocolate and mulled wine on the night.

This was after a week-long effort by her husband Jason, who put up more than 20 sets of lights.

He battled through the poor weather conditions to get the lights up on time.

Teresa said: "The weather has been awful, but we managed to turn the lights on as planned.

"Some of the decorations such as the sweet cart, which was new for this year, fell over at 6.30am due to the wind but we quickly secured it.

"This year we chose a woodland and animal theme for our display, inspired by the animals in The Snowman and Jason worked very hard on the build."

The display also featured a holographic Father Christmas and a snow machine.

The couple started decorating their house in this way eight years ago, after the death of Teresa's eldest sister, Sue Hughes, who died just three weeks after a glioblastoma (GBM) diagnosis in November 2015.

Teresa said: "Both Sue and Dave loved Christmas.

"Dave always loved to see pictures of the house lit up and my sister loved penguins, so we always make sure we have lots of those in the display."

Teresa has raised more than £2,500 for the charity and last year took part in the Brain Tumour Research Cycle 274 Challenge despite waiting for a knee operation.

She said: "It’s as if we are in this surreal nightmare to have lost two relatives to this horrible disease.

"Sue and Dave were older, but brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer and that’s just something I can’t comprehend."

Charlie Allsebrook, community development manager at Brain Tumour Research, said: "Sue and Dave’s story is a stark reminder that brain tumours are indiscriminate; they can affect anyone at any age.

"We’re grateful to Teresa for sharing their story and for supporting the charity year after year through a wide range of our challenges and events.

"We can’t wait to see the full display this year."