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A man has built a massive pirate ship in his garden ahead of this month's  celebrations. <br>Andrew Carvel, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, erected the giant ship which is 30ft long and 9ft wide and just fits inside the boundary of his property. <br>Mr Carvel, who is a builder by trade, used old pallets, scrap wood and fence panels to create his masterpiece. <br>Last year he built a giant castle and the year before it was a graveyard scene. <br>         Spooky: Andrew Carvel, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, erected the giant ship which is 30ft long and 9ft wide and just fits inside the boundary of his property<br>         Mr Carvel, who is a builder by trade, used old pallets, scrap wood and fence panels to create his masterpiece<br>         Mr Carvel said local children love is annual displays which draw in visitors from around the wider area<br>         Mr Carvel said the ship took a few weeks to design and build. He said he constructed the model in the back garden before dismantling it and re-erecting it in front of his house<br>         Mr Carvel said he and his fiancée, Lisa Tarren, have been working on their project for the past 'three or four years'<br>   RELATED ARTICLES               <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Andrew Carvel, from Tamworth, Staffordshire and  [http://inspirus.com.pl/ Panele] his fiancée Lisa Tarren spent several weeks preparing the massive pirate ship for outside their home for the enjoyment of local children and to raise money for charity<br>         Mr Carvel said he first mocked up his model in his back garden before dismantling the ship and re-erecting it in his front garden. The ship is made from a mixture of old fence panels, pallets and bits of scrap wood<br>         Mr Carvel said Ms Tarren is responsible for the models on the ship's deck. The display will raise money for the Tamworth Pantry charity<br>Mr Carvel said local children love is annual displays which draw in visitors from around the wider area. <br>He told the that he and his fiancée, Lisa Tarren, have been working on their project for the past 'three or four years'. <br>He said: 'She used to do it quite a bit and she builds all the models.' <br>Initially, the pair wanted to work on their display 'just for fun' but with its growing success, they now collect donations for the Tamworth Pantry charity. <br>He said the ship took a few weeks to design and build. He said he constructed the model in the back garden before dismantling it and re-erecting it in front of his house. <br>He added: 'The kids love it.' <br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br><br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);