Butcher Ken Wood is celebrating his sixtieth anniversary at his shop in Cannock.

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00:00Right, so we're at the Butter and Freezer Centre in Cannock, and Ken, you're celebrating 60 years of being here, aren't you?

00:09That's correct, yes.

00:10That's incredible. And it's 65 years as a butcher, isn't it?

00:13As a butcher, yep.

00:14So how old were you when you started? About five?

00:19Fifteen, to be honest.

00:20Fifteen, were you? Blimey. Goodness me. So how's it feel to be here 60 years?

00:25Pretty good, really, especially with the family around me.

00:27Yeah, yeah. So you're having a bit of a do today, are you?

00:30Well, no, no, we've already had that.

00:32Oh, right, right. Lovely. So you're Ken's grandson, aren't you?

00:38And you're Ken's son, aren't you?

00:40That's correct.

00:40So it's a generation thing, isn't it? Is it going to be passed down through the generations, is it?

00:46It will be, yep.

00:47Yeah, fantastic. So how does it feel to work together as a family?

00:50Okay.

00:51We don't have enough problems.

00:53That's my word.

00:54So what are the plans now, Ken? Have you got any plans to give it up or are you still enjoying it?

01:02Not yet, no.

01:03No, no.

01:04I've cut down the hours, but I haven't packed the ball together.

01:06No. I must say you look great for your age, mate. You're 80 now, aren't you?

01:10Yeah, that's great.

01:10Yeah, unbelievable. Fantastic. So it's obviously keeping you, you know, fit and healthy working here.

01:16Well, that's the hopes, I suppose.

01:17Yeah.

01:18And I bet you've seen some changes, haven't you, over the years?

01:22Oh, hell of a lot.

01:22Yeah.

01:23What would you say is like the biggest changes, do you think?

01:27Just the way they're buying meat nowadays is they don't know where they do so much as what they're used to.

01:31Really? Yeah. Yeah.

01:33I mean, it's the one tradition, you can't really go online, can you? That's the thing, you can't really sell online.

01:38Well, we're advertising online, but that's all.

01:39Yeah, yeah, that's it. But you've got some good customers, have you?

01:43Well, we've had them for a few years.

01:44Yeah, yeah, fantastic. Well, all the best anyway.

01:48Right, thank you very much.

01:48Enjoy your celebrations, and I'll see you again when you're supposed to. It's going to be 70 years next time.

01:54Eh, my God. Let's give them to your fingers crossed.

01:57That's it. All right then. All the best anyway, guys.