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Wherever you go in Leicestershire and Rutland, there are still some quintessential old English country cottages to admire with thatched roofs. From Ashby de la Zouch to Oakham, Market Bosworth to Melton Mowbray, and Loughbrough to Lutterworth, and they've been there for HUNDREDS of years. And the summer months are the best time to call out the master thatchers to make sure the roofs are looking their best for the next 30 to 40 years. 麻豆社 Radio Leicester's Bridget Blair has been to meet one of them, and has been asking him about the future of the art:
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