Meet Geoff Stonebanks: Britain’s biggest Christmas fan with 10,000 decorations, and his partner who hates them

Geoff Stonebanks is a person who loves Christmas. In fact, he loves the most wonderful time of the year so much, his two bedroom bungalow is stuffed to the brim with Christmas lights and ornaments. His partner of 23 years though isn’t as enamoured with the large collection of Christmas themed decorations - including a Christmas tree from a defunct but beloved high street store Woolworths_Group_(United_Kingdom)">Woolworths from the 1930s.

Geoff’s love of festive decorations stems back to his upbringing in his parent’s pub, the Dolphin in Oxfordshire, which he would decorate with his mum. After his parents retired in 1987 Geoff inherited the pub’s decorations and has added to his growing collection ever since. They include 32 Christmas trees, 1400 decorative ornaments and over 150 metres of tinsel.