Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

It's the annual pig-roasting thrash down on Thrandeston's Little Green. The weather's doing its traditional British Summer thing by being cold enough for coats and lashing rain periodically in short, but intense, bursts. The pig, bred in the farmhouse behind which it's being served, is excellent as usual, and for the second year there's a visit from a steam traction engine and Andrew's "tractor massive". Before that, the ongoing reconstruction of the Shell garage next to the office in London continues, as a pit for new petrol tanks is started. Then, it's Fred's nursery's sports day down at Palgrave playing fields.

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There's more paper prototyping going on at work, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

There's more paper prototyping going on at work

There's a pile of concrete at the Shell garage, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

There's a pile of concrete at the Shell garage

A digger starts on new pits for petrol tanks, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A digger starts on new pits for petrol tanks

Fred down at the Palgrave playing fields, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Fred down at the Palgrave playing fields

Harry has a swing, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Harry has a swing

Fred on the tyres after Peacock's sports day, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Fred on the tyres after Peacock's sports day

Harry and Fred play on tyres, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Harry and Fred play on tyres

Harry on a paint-spattered skate ramp, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Harry on a paint-spattered skate ramp

It's just not cricket, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

It's just not cricket

Nice splatters of paint, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Nice splatters of paint

Fred legs it, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Fred legs it

Max outside the Cock Inn on Fair Green, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Max outside the Cock Inn on Fair Green

Max and Rob have a beer outside the Cock Inn, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Max and Rob have a beer outside the Cock Inn

Crepuscular rays over Fair Green, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Crepuscular rays over Fair Green

Traction engine Oliver trundles around the pond, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Traction engine Oliver trundles around the pond

Oliver by the pond, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Oliver by the pond

Grandad gets a close up of Oliver, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Grandad gets a close up of Oliver

Oliver the engine parks up by the pond, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Oliver the engine parks up by the pond

Fred does Lego, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Fred does Lego

Isobel and Fred come back from the bogs, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Isobel and Fred come back from the bogs

Bill plays with the boys, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Bill plays with the boys

Bill despairs, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Bill despairs

The first vintage tractor arrives, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

The first vintage tractor arrives

A grey Ferguson trundles onto the green, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A grey Ferguson trundles onto the green

More tractors line up in the rain, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

More tractors line up in the rain

Multi-coloured tractors on the green, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Multi-coloured tractors on the green

A 'Super Dexta' tractor, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A 'Super Dexta' tractor

A Ferguson 35 Special Edition, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A Ferguson 35 Special Edition

Harry on a Massey-Ferguson 35X, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Harry on a Massey-Ferguson 35X

Fred has a go on the bright yellow tractor, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Fred has a go on the bright yellow tractor

Claire scoops Harry up, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Claire scoops Harry up

Carmen and Harry, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Carmen and Harry

The Boy Phil and Paul glumly hold cans, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

The Boy Phil and Paul glumly hold cans

Rain lashes down during one of the showers, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Rain lashes down during one of the showers

Claire and Matthew hide from the rain, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Claire and Matthew hide from the rain

Everyone crowds under the marquee, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Everyone crowds under the marquee

A small dog perches on the wheels of the engine, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A small dog perches on the wheels of the engine

Andrew talks with the tractor boys, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Andrew talks with the tractor boys

Charlie Bird holds the line in the tug-of-war, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Charlie Bird holds the line in the tug-of-war

A tug-of-war kicks off, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A tug-of-war kicks off

Carmen carries Harry around, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Carmen carries Harry around

Martina and Janice help with the rope, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Martina and Janice help with the rope

Fred and Matthew pull on a rope, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Fred and Matthew pull on a rope

More tug-of-war-ing, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

More tug-of-war-ing

The weather clears up a bit, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

The weather clears up a bit

The ladies line up for a pull, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

The ladies line up for a pull

Intense pulling from the women's team, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Intense pulling from the women's team

A rope is hitched up to the engine Oliver, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

A rope is hitched up to the engine Oliver

Ready for a 12-ton engine pull, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Ready for a 12-ton engine pull

The traction-engine driver, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

The traction-engine driver

Harry helps out with the children's event, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Harry helps out with the children's event

Isobel carries Harry around, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Isobel carries Harry around

Back in the marquee, Thrandeston Pig Roast and Tractors, Thrandeston Little Green, Suffolk - 23rd June 2013

Back in the marquee

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There's more paper prototyping going on at work

There's more paper prototyping going on at work

There's a pile of concrete at the Shell garage

A digger starts on new pits for petrol tanks

Fred down at the Palgrave playing fields

Harry has a swing

Fred on the tyres after Peacock's sports day

Harry and Fred play on tyres

Harry on a paint-spattered skate ramp

It's just not cricket

Nice splatters of paint

Fred legs it

Max outside the Cock Inn on Fair Green

Max and Rob have a beer outside the Cock Inn

Crepuscular rays over Fair Green

Traction engine Oliver trundles around the pond

Oliver by the pond

Grandad gets a close up of Oliver

Oliver the engine parks up by the pond

Fred does Lego

Isobel and Fred come back from the bogs

Bill plays with the boys

Bill despairs

The first vintage tractor arrives

A grey Ferguson trundles onto the green

More tractors line up in the rain

Multi-coloured tractors on the green

A 'Super Dexta' tractor

A Ferguson 35 Special Edition

Harry on a Massey-Ferguson 35X

Fred has a go on the bright yellow tractor

Claire scoops Harry up

Carmen and Harry

The Boy Phil and Paul glumly hold cans

Rain lashes down during one of the showers

Claire and Matthew hide from the rain

Everyone crowds under the marquee

A small dog perches on the wheels of the engine

Andrew talks with the tractor boys

Charlie Bird holds the line in the tug-of-war

A tug-of-war kicks off

Carmen carries Harry around

Martina and Janice help with the rope

Fred and Matthew pull on a rope

More tug-of-war-ing

The weather clears up a bit

The ladies line up for a pull

Intense pulling from the women's team

A rope is hitched up to the engine Oliver

Ready for a 12-ton engine pull

The traction-engine driver

Harry helps out with the children's event

Isobel carries Harry around

Back in the marquee