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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

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock 鈥� 9 min read
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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