A FAMILY firm is set to make dreams come true this Christmas as they donate their time and energy to renovating one lucky person’s home.

Operation Helping Hand will see a small band of tradesmen pick up their tools and – in true DIY SOS style – give a deserving person’s bedroom a total revamp, completely free of charge.

James Higgins, of J Carpets, based in Rushey Platt, is thrilled at the prospect of doing something special for someone at Christmas time and is encouraging people to nominate who they think is deserving of a complete bedroom makeover.

He said: “We thought about doing something like this last year, but it just never happened. So this year we have decided to do it.

“We just want to help people out. It’s a busy time of year for us and we want to give something back to people.”

There will be a team of around four people helping with the renovation, made up of a few volunteers from local businesses such as Always Wanted, Lighting Bug and trusty tradesman Aelred Smith.

People can’t nominate themselves, but they have until Sunday, December to put the name of a loved one forward.

James, 30, said: “We want to make it a surprise for people, but it might be a bit difficult to get them out of the house for the required amount of time.

“Ideally, it’s meant for someone who has been through hard times and deserves something nice over Christmas, whether they’ve been through a bereavement or something distressing.”

James said they chose to renovate the bedroom simply to keep costs down. “We are only a small business after all,” he said.

After nominations close on December 10, James and the team are hoping to start work on Wednesday, December 20. They expect the work to take approximately three days.

“At this time of year, you realise how lucky you are, and we just want to make Christmas special for someone,” said James.

“I urge anyone who knows someone who they think deserves it to get in touch.”

To nominate someone, email kelly@jcarpets.co.uk or drop J Carpets a message on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/jcarpets.swindon