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Saturday, 12 April 2025

Conserving history

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    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery
    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery
    About 5000 ewes were on the move near Naseby on a glorious autumn day last week, while being drafted by shareholders of the Soldiers Syndicate and helpers, at the completion of a pilgrimage that has been happening for more than a century. 

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