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Antek, Denisa and Vendula, seasonal workers from the Czech Republic hoeing weeds in the brassica fields of South Lincolnshire. Weeding, needing the application of the eye to determine between the crop and invasive plants is one of the few agricultural tasks that has yet to be mechanised or automated.
New Roots, Old Soil
Farm workers harvesting cabbages during a rain storm near Sibsey, Lincolnshire. Leafy vegetables like cabbages, kale and cauliflower are pulled in the early winter when the first frosts come. Known as the Brassica season, much of the working day is spent in the wet and cold.
Police and citizens of Boston, Lincolnshire face off in the town centre over the Government's reluctance to trigger Article 50 and commence the formal process of the UK leaving the European Union. The town recorded the country's highest vote for Brexit in 2016 with over 76% expressing the wish to leave the union.
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Migrant workers harvesting cabbages near Boston, Lincolnshire during a rainstorm.
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Migrant workers harvesting cabbages near Boston, Lincolnshire during a rainstorm.
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©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Workers from Eastern Europe shopping in Boston.
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©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Conservative candidate and incumbent MP, Matt Warman campaining in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK
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©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Conservative candidate and incumbent MP, Matt Warman campaining in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK