A big refurbishment of a tiny town is nearly complete.
The finishing touches are being made at Wimborne Model Town and Gardens in Dorset, which is a scale model of how the town used to look in the 1950s.
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Visitors are able to walk around the attraction which features more than 100 models of shops, banks, cafes and other buildings, including a ringing phone box.
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Volunteers have been helping with the project at Wimborne Model Town and Gardens.
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