Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

It's Christmas, and this year we decide to stay small-scale and local and make use of the first part of the grand construction scheme that is sort-of ready - the "conservatory" on the back. Although there's no floor as such and the walls are still naked breeze-block, the doors and windows are in and the roof is on and the builders made a special effort to clear it out for the big day, so it's the site for Christmas lunch. Before then, everyone meets up at the Brome Swan for a traditional Christmas Day beer or two.

next album: A Boxing Day Walk, Thornham Estate, Suffolk - 26th December 2013
previous album: A Christmas Party, Brome, Suffolk - 21st December 2013

The view from outside Beard's deli in Eye, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The view from outside Beard's deli in Eye

The clock tower of the town hall looms over Eye, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The clock tower of the town hall looms over Eye

Crap parking in Eye, courtesy of Kombat UK, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Crap parking in Eye, courtesy of Kombat UK

The new garage takes shape, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The new garage takes shape

The new office, in skeleton form, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The new office, in skeleton form

On Christmas Day, Harry plays with new toys, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

On Christmas Day, Harry plays with new toys

Fred's got some Lego, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred's got some Lego

Fred and Harry with a load of new stuff, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred and Harry with a load of new stuff

Harry opens a new toy garage from Grandad, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Harry opens a new toy garage from Grandad

Harry plays with a police car, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Harry plays with a police car

The boys gather around Isobel, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The boys gather around Isobel

Harry and the Christmas tree, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Harry and the Christmas tree

Isobel and Fred, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Isobel and Fred

There's a box from Ireland to open, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

There's a box from Ireland to open

The boys open their presents, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The boys open their presents

Isobel,  Marc and Suey wait to cross the A140, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Isobel, Marc and Suey wait to cross the A140

Sylvia behind the bar at The Swan, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Sylvia behind the bar at The Swan

Wavy's got a pint, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Wavy's got a pint

Harry chats to Martina, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Harry chats to Martina

Mikey P, Jack and Rosie, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Mikey P, Jack and Rosie

Isobel and Clare, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Isobel and Clare

The Boy Phil and Jimmy, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The Boy Phil and Jimmy

Fred wanders over, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred wanders over

Mikey P and Mike the Knight, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Mikey P and Mike the Knight

Harry pokes the wood burner, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Harry pokes the wood burner

The scene in the Swan, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The scene in the Swan

Harry looks a bit pained to be surrounded, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Harry looks a bit pained to be surrounded

Fred wants out, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred wants out

Fred gives Marc a high-five, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred gives Marc a high-five

People with Santa hats on their way in, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

People with Santa hats on their way in

The Cornwallis is locked up, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The Cornwallis is locked up

Fred folornly pokes at the locked gates, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred folornly pokes at the locked gates

An 80s sign: Nuclear Power? No Thanks, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

An 80s sign: Nuclear Power? No Thanks

The village noticeboard has fallen over, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The village noticeboard has fallen over

Onslow's got a graffiti caravan, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Onslow's got a graffiti caravan

Fred helps lay the table, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred helps lay the table

Fred roams around with crackers, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred roams around with crackers

Fred sticks on a cracker moustache, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred sticks on a cracker moustache

The candles are out, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

The candles are out

Time for Christmas dinner, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Time for Christmas dinner

Fred pours a glass of apple juice, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Fred pours a glass of apple juice

Candles in the window, Christmas Day and all that, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2013

Candles in the window

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The view from outside Beard's deli in Eye

The view from outside Beard's deli in Eye

The clock tower of the town hall looms over Eye

Crap parking in Eye, courtesy of Kombat UK

The new garage takes shape

The new office, in skeleton form

On Christmas Day, Harry plays with new toys

Fred's got some Lego

Fred and Harry with a load of new stuff

Harry opens a new toy garage from Grandad

Harry plays with a police car

The boys gather around Isobel

Harry and the Christmas tree

Isobel and Fred

There's a box from Ireland to open

The boys open their presents

Isobel, Marc and Suey wait to cross the A140

Sylvia behind the bar at The Swan

Wavy's got a pint

Harry chats to Martina

Mikey P, Jack and Rosie

Isobel and Clare

The Boy Phil and Jimmy

Fred wanders over

Mikey P and Mike the Knight

Harry pokes the wood burner

The scene in the Swan

Harry looks a bit pained to be surrounded

Fred wants out

Fred gives Marc a high-five

People with Santa hats on their way in

The Cornwallis is locked up

Fred folornly pokes at the locked gates

An 80s sign: Nuclear Power? No Thanks

The village noticeboard has fallen over

Onslow's got a graffiti caravan

Fred helps lay the table

Fred roams around with crackers

Fred sticks on a cracker moustache

The candles are out

Time for Christmas dinner

Fred pours a glass of apple juice

Candles in the window