A MAN has been reunited with his Alresford-made soft toy after 35 years apart. Roy Gentry of the town s museum sent Oliver the Alresford Crafts owl to a now 40-year-old man in Chichester. He had lost his version of the toy when he was a toddler. Roy explained: Oliver the Alresford Crafts owl was a much cherished companion which was tragically lost all those years ago. “His dad had been trying to find a replacement for years when he finally found the Alresford Museum. As luck would have it, we had more than one Oliver and we were delighted to be able to send him to his home near Chichester to make his now 40 year old son’s dream come true.