A pirate-themed Halloween display packed with skeletons, treasure chests and a wooden pirate ship has taken over a front garden.

Husband and wife duo Matthew and Denise Howard from Stanford North near Westenhanger decorate their home in Stone Street each year in aid of charity.

Last year they raised more than £750 for Leukaemia UK with a haunted house-themed display and this year, funds are being collected for mental health charity Mind, a cause personal to them.

Mrs Howard, 53, explained: "We have done a display for the last six years in our village and everybody tells me every year we should do it for charity.

"We both know people who have taken their own lives so we wanted to do it for Mind.

"It's a good cause and it needs to be out there more.

"It took two mornings to put the display together, because we had to build the pirate ship because that was in pieces.

"I picked that up from someone last October. I get my ideas for the next year every October so I already know what I’m doing for next year.

"Children in the village love it."

The pair have already raised around £160 through a collection box outside the front of their home and a Go Fund Me page for those wanting to donate online.

The display will be up until November 2.

Over in Rainham, passers-by are being encouraged to don their robes and raise a few quid(ditch) for charity at a family's Harry Potter-themed Halloween display.

The Hedges family have created a spell-binding show in the driveway of their house in Wigmore Road to support two Medway charities.

They are collecting donations for the Medway Foodbank and My Shining Star, a Rainham-based children's charity that helps families and provides memorable experiences for both youngsters and parents.

In Gillingham, an enormous spider has taken a family home hostage.

The spooky spectacle can be seen along Lower Rainham Road and Lower Featherby Road, and has been in the making since June.

Dad-of-five, Kieron King, has made the spectacular effort to raise funds for Demelza Hospice, a charity that provides specialist care and emotional support for babies, children and young people.

A family from Sittingbourne have created a purpose-built haunted house.

The Ameys’ home in The Finches, off Highsted Road, has been playing host to the Finches Rest Cemetery.

They use their scary scenarios to raise money for The Autism Apprentice charity.

Elsewhere in Sittingbourne, the Stonehams' have been working since the summer to transform their home into an impressive haunted trail.

The newest creation includes dead pirates, a ship, huge spiders, a graveyard and dragon's den all of which have been hand-crafted.

A home-made maze has returned to a village for the third time to provide some screams for its residents.

The huge wooden frame structure has been constructed in the front garden of a family home in Church Road, Crockenhill, to raise money for charity.

This year the family are raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, in honour of their uncle who was diagnosed with the condition a couple of months ago.