Mel Harrison, 43, said she has been "absolutely blown away" by all things Aardman since she was a child, with her first memory of the animation studio's creation Wallace and Gromit being the short film A Grand Day Out.

The Wormegay local's first purchase was a Wallace and Gromit pen when she was about 14 and used money from doing the paper round.

Mel Harrison collects Wallace and Gromit memorabilia (Image: Mel Harrison/PA Wire) She has since gone on to collect hundreds of items, admitting she has lost track of how much she has spent on them.

"I have lots of ornaments, I’ve probably got about 50 different mugs, there’s kids’ playsets, bubble........

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