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A toy modelled on the van Vittorio Di Mascio, known as Mr Rossi, used is commissioned for a park.

A toy ice cream van will be installed at a playground in honour of a well-known ice cream seller.

Vittorio Di Mascio, known as Mr Rossi, had worked in the Pudsey and Bramley areas of Leeds for about 50 years. After his death in January hundreds of customers paid tribute to him and a campaign was launched to create a piece of playground equipment in his memory.Image source,Vittorio Di Mascio was affectionately known as Mr Rossi after decades of service with Rossi's Ices

Bramley councillor Kevin Ritchie said: "It's a nice tribute to Mr Rossi, who was well-loved in the community."The equipment and work to install it is set to cost £10,506, funded by the council's Inner West Community Wellbeing Fund.Mr Di Mascio served ice cream across the city from a yellow and white Bedford CF van.Among them was Conservative MP for Pudsey Stuart Andrew, who said: "So sorry to hear the news that local Pudsey legend Mr Rossi has passed away.

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