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| Man makes model of Strelley pub in memory of late wife | Man makes model of Strelley pub in memory of late wife |
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| The pub has thanked Peter Deakes for making the model | |
| A widower has created a miniature model of the pub where he has found friendship and company since the death of his wife. | A widower has created a miniature model of the pub where he has found friendship and company since the death of his wife. |
| Peter Deakes has spent a year and a half painstakingly putting together a replica of his local, the Broad Oak in Strelley, Nottinghamshire. | Peter Deakes has spent a year and a half painstakingly putting together a replica of his local, the Broad Oak in Strelley, Nottinghamshire. |
| The model is on display on the bar of the pub where there is a collection box for the Alzheimer's Society. | The model is on display on the bar of the pub where there is a collection box for the Alzheimer's Society. |
| The charity has been contacted for comment. | The charity has been contacted for comment. |
| Mr Deakes' wife June suffered from Alzheimer's before her death, aged 82, in 2020. | Mr Deakes' wife June suffered from Alzheimer's before her death, aged 82, in 2020. |
| Mr Deakes says the pub has helped him overcome loneliness | |
| The 68-year-old, from Bilborough, said: "Since she died I have had quite a lot of time to myself and I have been a bit lonely. | The 68-year-old, from Bilborough, said: "Since she died I have had quite a lot of time to myself and I have been a bit lonely. |
| "I've been going to that pub for 50 years and since my wife died it has been even more important to me as a place to get out and see people. | "I've been going to that pub for 50 years and since my wife died it has been even more important to me as a place to get out and see people. |
| "I've been making models since I was eight - it's my real hobby - and because I had more time on my own I decided I'd make a model of the pub." | "I've been making models since I was eight - it's my real hobby - and because I had more time on my own I decided I'd make a model of the pub." |
| Mr Deakes said he had been doing a little bit every day and had finally completed the project. | Mr Deakes said he had been doing a little bit every day and had finally completed the project. |
| The pub's landlord said the model was amazing | The pub's landlord said the model was amazing |
| It measures 2ft 6in (76cm) in length by 7in (18cm) in width and includes minute details of the building. | It measures 2ft 6in (76cm) in length by 7in (18cm) in width and includes minute details of the building. |
| He said: "I tried to make it as realistic as I could - even including the CCTV cameras and the alarms. | He said: "I tried to make it as realistic as I could - even including the CCTV cameras and the alarms. |
| "I took so many photos of the pub to work from. You need to because sometimes your eye and memory plays tricks on you and I really wanted the model to be accurate. | "I took so many photos of the pub to work from. You need to because sometimes your eye and memory plays tricks on you and I really wanted the model to be accurate. |
| "There are model people who represent some of the people I have met there in the last 50 years who have become friends. | "There are model people who represent some of the people I have met there in the last 50 years who have become friends. |
| "It's all in memory of June and to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society. I hope it will do some good." | "It's all in memory of June and to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society. I hope it will do some good." |
| Mr Deakes thanked the pub management for displaying his creation. | Mr Deakes thanked the pub management for displaying his creation. |
| Landlord Lee Scott said: "Pete's model is amazing. His patience and attention to detail is something else. | Landlord Lee Scott said: "Pete's model is amazing. His patience and attention to detail is something else. |
| "I'm grateful to him. | "I'm grateful to him. |
| "We are always glad to see him and I'm pleased he enjoys coming here - particularly since his wife passed. | "We are always glad to see him and I'm pleased he enjoys coming here - particularly since his wife passed. |
| "We try to look out for our regulars and help them out where we can." | "We try to look out for our regulars and help them out where we can." |
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