For 11 months of the year it's an ordinary semi, but with Christmas on the doorstep, Alan Weavin's home is transformed into a winter wonderland as he raises hundreds of pounds for charity.

Retired drayman Alan has been opening up his Quinton home to Father Christmas fans for the past six years. 

He has helped to raise hundreds of pounds for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) which raises awareness of sudden cardiac deaths in seemingly healthy young people.

For a small donation, youngsters and their parents can visit Alan's home in Norman Avenue and even meet Santa in his log cabin at the bottom of Alan's garden. 

"Last year I managed to raise more than £500," said 56-year-old Alan, a granddad of 12, who is about to become a great grandfather. 

"My house has become something of a local landmark at Christmas and the neighbours look forward to the lights going up.  Local businesses are always very supportive and help me to buy small gifts for Santa to hand out in his log cabin. 

"Doing something like this each year is the least I can do to support a charity like CRY.  It's become a national charity, but it was set up by a local man who went through every parent's nightmre of losing his son." 

CRY's founder is retired taxi driver Roy Ball, from Harborne, who lost his 16-year-old son Andrew in this way. 

People can visit Father Christmas at Alan's home, 29 Norman Avenue, between 5pm and 8-pm every night until Sunday, December 23.