Ross-on-Wye: Brave two-year-old switches on Christmas lights

Alfie pressed the plunger to switch on the lights at 16:30 GMT on Sunday

A brave two-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition has turned on a town's Christmas lights.

Alfie has a gene mutation, which has affected his limbs, muscles and eyesight, as well as causing seizures.

The toddler was chosen by Ross-on-Wye Town Council to switch on the lights on Sunday at the Christmas Fayre after several nominations.

His mother Courtney said it was a "heartwarming" and "wonderful" gesture for the little boy.

Parents Lannock and Courtney said Alfie has made "incredible" progress

In February, Alfie had a seizure which led to his diagnosis.

Courtney said: "One minute he will be fine and the next minute he will lose all muscle control and just flop to the floor.

"But it is very quick, he is hardly ever affected from it, but he has just come on leaps and bounds since then and it is just incredible."

Charlotte Reynolds, community development officer at the town council, said Ross-on-Wye has been inspired by Alfie's bravery

A video she made charting his journey has been liked and shared thousands of times online.

The council called for nominations for a person to switch on the lights this year and said it found Alfie's story inspirational.

Hundreds of people turned-out to watch the switch-on

"It is his bravery and not just his, his family's as well," said Charlotte Reynolds, of Ross-on-Wye Town Council.

"They have had a really, really tough year and it is what the community is all about, it is what the Christmas fair is all about, supporting the community and pulling together."