While some people took up baking or knitting during lockdown, this Norfolk man started a new hobby creating Christmas light shows.

Hayden Moon, 49, has transformed his house in Grove Way in Newton Flotman into a winter wonderland with 10,000 lights, which he began putting up at the start of the year.

He was inspired after watching videos on YouTube of Christmas light sequences at people's homes in America and he also loves films like 1989 festive classic Christmas Vacation.

Eastern Daily Press: Hayden Moon celebrating his huge American Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYHayden Moon celebrating his huge American Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

He has now created his own show and it lasts for 30 minutes and runs four times a night between 5pm and 7pm each day until Sunday, January 2.

It features lots of interactive elements and is set to Christmas and popular songs, including from The Polar Express and The Greatest Showman, with background music from 4pm too.

Eastern Daily Press: Two-year-old Iris Adams enjoying the huge American Christmas light show at Hayden Moon's home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYTwo-year-old Iris Adams enjoying the huge American Christmas light show at Hayden Moon's home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

Mr Moon said: "I have always admired the light shows they do in America and in lockdown I took it up as a new hobby and went on some forums and learnt how to do it.

Eastern Daily Press: Two-year-old Iris Adams enjoying the huge American Christmas light show at Hayden Moon's home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYTwo-year-old Iris Adams enjoying the huge American Christmas light show at Hayden Moon's home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

"There are 10,000 lights and I got strange looks building the Christmas tree in the garden in February.

"I made it using a children's trampoline with a netball net up the centre - I built all the lights and it took a long time to sequence it all.

Eastern Daily Press: Hayden Moon's huge Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYHayden Moon's huge Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

"Come and enjoy some Christmas cheer and it is there for people to enjoy and children can shout out too."

Eastern Daily Press: Hayden Moon's huge Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYHayden Moon's huge Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

Fortunately, his wife has been supportive of his new hobby and he is collecting donations for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, with more than £200 raised so far.

He also lives next to the Village Hall so people are able to park easily.

Eastern Daily Press: The Christmas trees, part of Hayden Moon's huge Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYThe Christmas trees, part of Hayden Moon's huge Christmas light show at his home in Newton Flotman. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

To make sure his neighbours were happy, he held a trial event for Halloween with pumpkins which proved popular and he raised £380 for the Venture Farm Cat Rescue in Mattishall.

He added: "Everybody says that I must spend so much on electricity, but they are all low voltage and for the whole of December it shouldn't cost more than £15."