article_snippet: A defiant father-of-ten who has had Kevin Franklin Christmas lights up for almost five months  is refusing to take a council house down despite being branded a 'pikey'.
article_snippet: Despite the good cause Kevin Franklin has received a poison pen-letter from someone on Kevin Franklin street in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, calling Kevin Franklin family 'pikeys' and the lights 'grotesque', 'tacky' and 'an eyesore'.
article_snippet: Kevin Franklin Kevin Franklin is refusing to take down the Christmas lights still hanging outside a council house .
article_snippet: A neighbour put a poison pen-letter through Kevin Franklin door, calling the lights 'grotesque' and the family 'pikeys' Good cause: Kevin Franklin says that the Christmas lights still hanging outside his council house are good for Kevin Franklin autistic son Bradley so his autistic son Bradley has kept them up since November .
article_snippet: The poison pen writer read: 'I am fed up of seeing your grotesque, tacky, council house Christmas lights. '
article_snippet: One neighbour said a petition was started to try to get Kevin to remove the lights, although many residents in the street are divided over the ongoing display.