A teenager who decided his town's Christmas lights were too dull has spent the last YEAR creating his own display.<br /><br />Annoyed with the "dark and boring" decorations in Sutton, Saman Zand took it upon himself to bring some festive cheer.<br /><br />The student said he has always been fascinated with Christmas lights and wanted to do something for his community.<br /><br />So Saman, who was born and raised in the south London town, began a project at the start of 2021.<br /><br />And his efforts have paid off, as sparkling Christmas lights now course through Sutton - which have even been credited with reducing crime.<br /><br />Saman, 17, said: "I've now essentially built the entire display by assembling a team of volunteers from the local community who build or assemble Christmas lights.<br /><br />"I was born and raised in Sutton, and have lived here all my life.<br /><br />"It took an incredible amount of fighting to put my lights up, especially as a 17-year-old.<br /><br />"I just didn't know who to approach or who to talk to about it.<br /><br />"The first people I approached were so positive about me and my plan, and eventually I got the approval of the mayor of Sutton, who essentially pushed my project and secured some funding from the local committee budget.<br /><br />"I've had so much support from the local councillors who helped me so much, and I'm so grateful for that help.<br /><br />"We became a very close-knit team fighting to light up Sutton, and put Christmas lights in new areas.<br /><br />This video was filmed on the 18th December 2021.
