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Apprentice to the Past

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4/4. Britain's ancient trades that help give the country its unique look are in danger of dying out through lack of willing apprentices. What can be done to keep these professions alive? Today Clare Jenkins goes to Castleford, West Yorkshire, to find out how canal-lock engineers help to keep the waterways safe.

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Clare Jenkins
Source: Radio Times

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