Semmens Family Light Show

13/05/2026

✨ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

For the past few years, we have loved bringing the community together at our Cosham home in Highbury Grove for the Semmens Family Light Show. Thanks to your incredible support and generosity, our display has raised thousands of pounds for brilliant local causes.

Our choice of charity this year is deeply personal 🖤

Over the last few years our family has experienced the heartbreak of losing close family and friends to cancer and other life limiting and terminal illnesses.

During the toughest times towards the end of their journeys, the incredible team at Rowans Hospice stepped in to support some of those lost. The compassion, dignity, and specialist palliative care they provided is something we and others will never forget.

To say thank you, we are incredibly proud to announce that Rowans Hospice will be the official 2026 Charity of Choice for the Semmens Family Light Show 🌟

Like other charities we have supported previously, Rowans is a local independent charity that relies heavily on our community and donations to fund its vital, life-changing work. This year, every single penny dropped into our collection box or donated online will go directly to helping them care for other local families when they need it most.

We are already working behind the scenes to ensure our 2026 display shines brighter than ever.

How you can support us early:

Donate Online: If you would like to help us kickstart our 2026 fundraising total early, you can donate directly via our Rowans Hospice Donation Page.

Spread the Word: Please hit share on this post! Help us get the word out across Cosham and Portsmouth so we can make this our biggest fundraising year yet.

Keep your eyes on our page for schedule updates as we get closer to the autumn and winter seasons! Thank you all so much for your continued love and support. Let's do this for our loved ones, and for Rowans. 🕯️✨




www.justgiving.com/page/semmens-family-light-show

Kelly & Myles xx

29/04/2026

The COUNTDOWN is on 🚨!

Oh my days... How is it almost May already!! 😂

Hard to believe that the lights 💡 return in 6 months for Halloween 👻. Keep checking in for Halloween and Christmas show updates!!

11/03/2026

AMAZING NEWS! The Smiley Charity Film Awards 2026 has shortlisted The Elizabeth Foundation film "Just like any other child" and they have made it through to their special second round of voting for all finalists 👏👏👏

The charity with the most votes in each income band will receive an amazing £3,000 prize! So we need your votes (again!).

If you voted in the first round of votes, you can vote again in this round and BOTH of your votes will be counted. The second round of voting closes on 23 April 2026.

Your vote can help the charity win a People's Choice Award as well as a £3,000 prize. This money would mean so much to the team at TEF so please vote

The Elizabeth Foundation's entry into the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 ( Meet Oscar and Ella ) received the Gold People's Choice Award in its category.…

02/02/2026

We are so happy to have been able to support this wonderful charity over the last few months! 💚🩷

Thank you everyone for your continued support. It really means a lot 🥰

🎉 A huge shout-out to Kelly, Myles and Abbie from the Semmens Family Light Show!

We’d like to say a massive thank you for all their incredible support over the past few months. Night after night, they hosted a truly fabulous light show for both Halloween and Christmas, all to raise money for The Elizabeth Foundation.

Their brilliant displays brought the local community together raising an amazing £1,511.80 (including Gift Aid).

Our children, education team and staff thoroughly enjoyed the shows, and we are so thankful for the time, effort and dedication behind them, and for the generosity of all who supported and donated.

23/01/2026

Our charity light shows may be over for another year but we couldn't help but share this wonderful short film from The Elizabeth Foundation about Xander as it shows the difference your donations make to young deaf children and their families.

This video and has been accepted into the Smiley Charity Film Awards, known as the ‘Oscars of charity film’. There is currently a public vote running to determine which films get shortlisted for the official Judging Round and which films win a sought-after People's Choice Award.

Please help the The Elizabeth Foundation progress to the next stage. Voting is quick and simple – just click on the link below:

https://smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/just-like-any-other-child

Every vote makes a difference so please share the link with family, friends and colleagues.

The Elizabeth Foundation's entry into the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 ( Meet Oscar and Ella ) received the Gold People's Choice Award in its category.…

21/01/2026

What has Gladiator FURY (aka Jodie Ounsley) and The Elizabeth Foundation 💚🩷 got in common?

Many of you have seen Gladiators on television and will therefore have heard of FURY, one of the female Gladiators!

What you may not know is that Jodie became profoundly deaf and had a cochlear implant as a toddler. As a child Jodie attended the Elizabeth Foundation who ‘kick-started’ her communication and speech with their language and speech therapy. Jodie is now one of the charities patrons and a passionate advocate for equality, disability rights, and inclusion.

Jodie's story is a powerful reminder of what can be achieved with determination and hard work. As she continues to break barriers, she also paves the way for future generations.

19/01/2026

Help us reach MORE people next year!

Social media algorithms are not kind to seasonal accounts like ours and our reach drops massively after Christmas.

If you’ve enjoyed our Halloween and Christmas light shows and want to help us reach even more people (and raise even more for charity) next year, please could you:

⭐ Invite your friends to like our page

⭐ Follow our Insta and Tik Tok accounts

⭐ Please share our posts

⭐ Comment - even just an emoji helps

⭐ React to posts throughout the year

The more engagement we get, the more people see our fundraising efforts, and the more we can raise for great local causes ❤️.

https://www.tiktok.com/.light.sho?_r=1&_t=ZN-93DyC5FBCzf

https://www.instagram.com/semmensfamilylights?igsh=MWwwZ3p1MnczM2NuMw==

16/01/2026

Your donations have tipped the £1,400 mark which is absolutely fantastic!

Around four babies are born deaf every day in the UK and early diagnosis is key. Being deaf can significantly affect a child's ability to communicate. However, with modern technology and appropriate intervention during their early years, most deaf children can, and do, learn to communicate clearly and effectively with spoken language.

Your generous donations to The Elizabeth Foundation will enable profoundly deaf children to develop their listening skills and natural speech so that they can join mainstream school at age 5 ready and able to learn alongside their hearing peers. This money will make a huge difference to the lives of the deaf children and their families who regularly attend the foundation.

Thank you once again for your support!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/semmenslightshow2025

14/01/2026

A bit of a WOW moment 😮 😮

A HUGE THANK YOU to the amazing team at Silver Lining Convergence in Whiteley for their very generous donation towards our fundraising total for The Elizabeth Foundation 💚🩷.

Each month all proceeds from their staff tuck shop go to a nominated charity, and we were very fortunate to be chosen as the recipient for their December donations 🥰.

We are soooo very close to reaching £1400 now. Let's have one final push to see if we can get there. Every single penny counts 🙏🏼.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/semmenslightshow2025

06/01/2026

The lights may be over, but we’ll be keeping this page active, so when we return for Halloween and Christmas this year you’ll see our updates.

Our shows are always FREE to watch but they also raise money for local good causes. Since starting our light shows in 2021 we have raised almost £9,000.

If you loved our light show, please consider making a donation. Our Just Giving page raising money for this years charity, The Elizabeth Foundation, will remain open until the end of January