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Renee Feather and Bill Edmondson have spent all their working lives in the textile mills of North Lancashire - but today is their last day. 'I don't want to retire', says Renee. 'but I've had to.' Renee and Bill have seen many changes since they both began working at the age of 14. 'There are only two mills left in Nelson today, but when I started there was one on every corner.' As they face the new world of retirement, how do Renee, Bill and their families see the future in their beloved Lancashire? Narrator: Lindsay Anderson Photography: Jim Peirson Sound recordist Michael Turner Film editor: Jim Latham Producer: Norman Swallow Editor: Edward Mirzoeff Clip taken from Forty Minutes, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 10 April, 1986. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive

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