A local charity has helped a three-year-old girl’s family make lasting memories before she loses her sight completely in the next year.

Savannah-May Collister was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis at the age of one, meaning she has tumours on her optic nerves causing her sight to deteriorate. She also has a number of other disabilities.

Charity Sight Matters turned her family’s garden in Castletown into a winter wonderland, putting up Christmas decorations and doing a grand switch on last week.

Castletown Silver Band played carols, local company Nampak donated a hamper and gifts for the children, and Savannah-May even got a visit from Father Christmas himself.

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