Littlehampton café commissions 7ft wooden soldier statue for veterans’ club
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Gary Hughesdon, owner of Café 72 in High Street, approached the Littlehampton Men’s Shed workshop to create the wooden statue.
Men’s Shed member Roy Amos collects for veterans’ charities all year round and has been crafting wooden statues akin to the ‘Silent Soldier’ silhouettes seen for Remembrance Day for causes around the area.
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Hide AdOn March 9, his latest creation was unveiled at the café as a tribute to all those who have died in war.
Made of plywood, the statue is the outline of Roy himself, an example of him literally putting his ‘body and soul’ into the project.
“I have been collecting for the veterans for over 20 years,” he said. “I’ve always done it for my dad, because he was in the RAF.”
Men’s Shed is a group where members make and mend things together, work on their own projects and undertake work to benefit the community.
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