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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 | 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 thanked him. | |
| 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 | 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." |
| Alzheimer's Society community fundraiser for Nottinghamshire Alice Grewcock said: "We want to thank Peter for choosing to raise money for Alzheimer's Society in this unique way. | |
| "We are in constant awe of the efforts our supporters to help us be there for everyone affected by dementia, including more than 12,700 people estimated to be living with the condition across Nottinghamshire." | |
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