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Three generations of farmers at Buckton, Bridlington. Centre Tom McMeeken with his mother, Ruth, and step father, Vince. Tom holds a photo I took in 1981 showing his grandfather, Ken Towse (centre, plus Ken's two brothers) at Driffield Livestock Market.
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Driffield Livestock Market, 1980 (Harry Towse, with stick, Jack Agar, Ken Towse, Tony Towse).
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Ruth with the vintage Ford tractor used by her father, Buckton, Bridlington
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Texel yows grazing on the headland, Speeton, Bridlington
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A field of yows expecting lambs imminently, Buckton, Bridlington
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Tom takes two newborn lambs back to the barn, Buckton, Bridlington
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Tom takes two new field-born lambs back to the barn, followed by their mother and the rest of the flock, Buckton, Bridlington
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Tom takes two new field-born lambs back to the barn, Buckton, Bridlington
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Ruth checks the new arrivals, Buckton, Bridlington
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Ruth bottle-feeds a lamb, Buckton, Bridlington
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Lambing at Buckton, Bridlington
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Tom with a lamb, Buckton, Bridlington
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As the afternoon fades, Tom leads the still-expecting yows back to the shelter of the barn, Buckton
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Ruth and Tom tend the individual yows and new-born lambs in the barn, Buckton