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Sheep Special: Quality breeding stock the cornerstone of Northumberland family farm

Bluefaced Leicester and North of England Blackface breeds lie at the heart of the Ridley family's sheep enterprise

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Left to right: Kevin Ridley, Diane Anderson and Celia and Melvin Ridley.
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Left to right: Kevin Ridley, Diane Anderson and Celia and Melvin Ridley.

A real family affair, Melvin and Celia Ridley farm together with their sons Kevin and Stephen at Shitlington Hall near Wark in Northumberland. Kevin's fiancee Diane Anderson, and their daughter Anna,...

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