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Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

It's the annual tradition that is cider making at Geoff and Brenda's in Stuston. This year there's a good turn out of regulars and newbies, and next-door neighbour and SGR radio DJ David Hoffman is on air whilst we're pressing and so plays The Osmonds' "One Bad Apple" for us, although Geoff had really wanted The Wurzels' "I Am a Cider Drinker".

Soundtrack for this album:

next album: A 747 Cockpit, Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, O'ahu, Hawai'i, United States - 20th November 1992
previous album: Blackshore Quay in Black and White, Southwold and Sizewell, Suffolk - 16th September 1992

Vehicle A is ready to blast the Alpine stereo, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Vehicle A is ready to blast the Alpine stereo

The cider gang gather around, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The cider gang gather around

Monique's baby, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique's baby

Monique's baby pretends to drive, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique's baby pretends to drive

Monique wipes something off the baby's face, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique wipes something off the baby's face

Monique's baby chews on a box, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique's baby chews on a box

The baby does a toddle, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The baby does a toddle

Monique scoops up the baby, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique scoops up the baby

Sue 'Badger' walks back from the bog, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Sue 'Badger' walks back from the bog

Keith and baby, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Keith and baby

Badger and Geoff fold over the first cheese, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Badger and Geoff fold over the first cheese

Geoff lays down another layer of muslin, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff lays down another layer of muslin

Brenda spreads chopped apple around, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Brenda spreads chopped apple around

Mike Ogilsby tips on more chopped apples, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Mike Ogilsby tips on more chopped apples

Sheila and Geoff, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Sheila and Geoff

Linda Cork looks puzzled, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Linda Cork looks puzzled

Linda lobs an apple in to the chopper, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Linda lobs an apple in to the chopper

Monique loads up some apples, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique loads up some apples

Monique looks in the hopper, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Monique looks in the hopper

Geoff is astride the juice tank, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff is astride the juice tank

Kipper tamps down the apples inside a 'cheese', Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Kipper tamps down the apples inside a 'cheese'

Brenda sticks her tongue out, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Brenda sticks her tongue out

Geoff 'helps' Brenda, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff 'helps' Brenda

Linda by the chopper, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Linda by the chopper

Keith tips in a bucket of apples, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Keith tips in a bucket of apples

Linda tests the source material, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Linda tests the source material

Activity around the press, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Activity around the press

Mike and Brenda mess about, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Mike and Brenda mess about

Mad Sue talks to someone, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Mad Sue talks to someone

Geoff looks up, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff looks up

A cheese is made, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

A cheese is made

Geoff spreads apple around, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff spreads apple around

John and George wrap up a cheese, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

John and George wrap up a cheese

David Cork gets some close-up video, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

David Cork gets some close-up video

Another cheese frame is added, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Another cheese frame is added

John furious tamps down apples, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

John furious tamps down apples

The ten cheeses are ready for pressing, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The ten cheeses are ready for pressing

The stack of 'cheeses' is wrapped in plastic, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The stack of 'cheeses' is wrapped in plastic

The top pressing board is applied, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The top pressing board is applied

Geoff straps up the drive belt, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff straps up the drive belt

Winnie is strapped up to the press, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Winnie is strapped up to the press

Geoff fires up Winnie the TE-120, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff fires up Winnie the TE-120

Winnie drives the press, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Winnie drives the press

Linda feeds apple juice into a barrel, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Linda feeds apple juice into a barrel

Geoff drives in reverse as the pressing is done, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff drives in reverse as the pressing is done

Linda gets wheeled about in a barrow, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Linda gets wheeled about in a barrow

The compressed waste apple is tipped out, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The compressed waste apple is tipped out

More pressed apple, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

More pressed apple

The chopper hopper is washed out, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

The chopper hopper is washed out

Corky cleans the pump, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Corky cleans the pump

Corky cleans the chopper blades, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Corky cleans the chopper blades

Post cider-making dinner, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Post cider-making dinner

Geoff acts as a foot stool for Mike, Cider Making in Black and White, Stuston, Suffolk - 11th October 1992

Geoff acts as a foot stool for Mike

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Vehicle A is ready to blast the Alpine stereo

Vehicle A is ready to blast the Alpine stereo

The cider gang gather around

Monique's baby

Monique's baby pretends to drive

Monique wipes something off the baby's face

Monique's baby chews on a box

The baby does a toddle

Monique scoops up the baby

Sue 'Badger' walks back from the bog

Keith and baby

Badger and Geoff fold over the first cheese

Geoff lays down another layer of muslin

Brenda spreads chopped apple around

Mike Ogilsby tips on more chopped apples

Sheila and Geoff

Linda Cork looks puzzled

Linda lobs an apple in to the chopper

Monique loads up some apples

Monique looks in the hopper

Geoff is astride the juice tank

Kipper tamps down the apples inside a 'cheese'

Brenda sticks her tongue out

Geoff 'helps' Brenda

Linda by the chopper

Keith tips in a bucket of apples

Linda tests the source material

Activity around the press

Mike and Brenda mess about

Mad Sue talks to someone

Geoff looks up

A cheese is made

Geoff spreads apple around

John and George wrap up a cheese

David Cork gets some close-up video

Another cheese frame is added

John furious tamps down apples

The ten cheeses are ready for pressing

The stack of 'cheeses' is wrapped in plastic

The top pressing board is applied

Geoff straps up the drive belt

Winnie is strapped up to the press

Geoff fires up Winnie the TE-120

Winnie drives the press

Linda feeds apple juice into a barrel

Geoff drives in reverse as the pressing is done

Linda gets wheeled about in a barrow

The compressed waste apple is tipped out

More pressed apple

The chopper hopper is washed out

Corky cleans the pump

Corky cleans the chopper blades

Post cider-making dinner

Geoff acts as a foot stool for Mike