SEE Bilston's very own winter wonderland

The caravan on the drive of Sam Grove's home in Highfields Road, Bilston has become a sparkling grotto filled with presents for children from the area.

There is a nativity scene featuring manikins of Mary and Joseph while brightly lit reindeer, Santa, trains and snowmen stand nearby.

Single mum Miss Grove whose children Ashley, 15, and three-year-old Destiny both have major health problems, said: "I did this partly as a distraction from the difficulties of caring for my children but also to put some community spirit back in the street.

"It has cost me a few hundred pounds and the best part of four weeks hard work to put on this show but it has been well worthwhile. The sight of the kids smiling is priceless. It is a reminder that Christmas is all about people coming together.

"I know we are all struggling at the moment and I am no different from anybody else but the festive season is all about doing good to other people. I am shattered after all the work I have put into this but the reaction of everybody from the are has been very positive."

One of those is the person living in the other half of the semi detached property who just happens to be her mother Mrs Sheila O'Shea. "I think it all looks lovely, "she declared.

Miss Grove, aged 38, has sadly had more than her fair share of misfortune in life but has been determined not to be defeated by it.

She has endured eight miscarriages, three still births and had to bury another baby who died when three and half hours old.

Her son Ashley, now 15, suffers from global development delay, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Asperger's syndrome and autism.

Her three year old daughter Destiny was born at just 25 weeks and six days weighing only 1lb 14oz in August 2011. She was so small she could fit into the palm of her mother's hand.

Miss Grove went through the heartbreaking process of signing consent forms in case the baby's life support machine had to be switched off. The tiny tot was christened in hospital.

But after undergoing six operations and more than 25 blood transfusions, brave Destiny pulled through. Sadly she suffers from chronic lung disease and has to be fed through a tube into her stomach. The child cannot speak but loves lights.

"That is one of the main reasons I have gone to all this trouble to put on a show - it took ages to put it up, " explained her mother. "She is a lovable little girl and it is a joy to see a smile on her face. But she is a child with very complex needs and so I cannot take her out in the cold weather."

Miss Grove revealed: "I get no help in the house and am caring for the two kids round the clock. Of course it has an effect on my life. I get depressed but you just have to pull yourself together and think of others. There is a lot of bad things going on in this world but you must think positively. I have faith in the belief that if you do good to others then good things will happen to you. That is another reason why I wanted to put something back into the community and put on a Christmas light show for all the kids in the area."

It runs from 4.30pm to 9.30pm each night and will continue until New Years Day. Miss Grove concluded: "Then it will be a matter of waiting until the electricity bill arrives. It will probably be a real shocker."