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Godinton Halloween House in Loudon Way, Godinton Park in Ashford raises money for the homeless

By: Molly Mileham-Chappell

Published: 00:00, 01 November 2016

Updated: 17:46, 01 November 2016

An ordinary house on an ordinary street in Ashford became a ghoulish horror maze for Halloween in aid of charity.

The house in Loudon Way on the Godinton Park estate was transformed into the Godinton Halloween House, featuring spooky effects, live scare actors and fog set to a soundtrack of horror music.

Linda Oussalah, 50, and her son Samir Oussalah, 21, have organised the event at their home in Godinton Park for the last seven years, and decided to begin raising money for charity last year.

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The decorations and maze take weeks to set up

Linda said: “We love Halloween. We love seeing the kids dressed up, we like seeing the trick or treaters coming.

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“We just love the whole idea of Halloween, and obviously to mix the charity in with doing something that we actually love is great.

“We’re happy to do it. I think we’ll be continuing doing it for years to come.”

Jeeves the Butler ready to welcome guests

Samir said: “It’s just a fun event where everyone can come along.”

Linda and Samir Oussalah

This year’s event raised over £345 for Porchlight, a charity which helps homeless people across Kent which was nominated by guests on the event’s Facebook page.

One of the spooky decorations outside the house

The fright-enthuasists are helped by a team of volunteers and the decorations take weeks to set up.

Over 100 families visit the event annually, with queues for the maze heading down the length of the drive.

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