title Christmas Day and The Swan Inn, Brome, Suffolk - 25th December 2017 intro Whilst it seemed that there was more than one "official last-ever beer" in the Swan Inn, which closed earlier in the year due to retirement, this surely is absolutely the last as Alan was planning to take the bar out early in the new year. However, for a few hours it was almost like old times - albeit with no Twiglets, crisps or spirit rounds. Instead, Alan's put on a pin of Adnams Broadside, three pints of which on a Christmas day is somewhat challenging. Then, it's back home for Christmas dinner. imgp9235 The boys get in some early present-opening imgp9240 Isobel goes for a Christmas run in elf leggings imgp9241 The boys get more presents to open imgp9244 Harry's got some Lego for Christmas imgp9246 The boys build Lego imgp9248 Mille the Mooch looks around imgp9249 Isobel and Boris - Stripey Cat - help out imgp9251 Boris does his bi-directional ear thing imgp9252 Harry and a bit of Lego imgp9256 Christmas construction imgp9258 Boris gets festive imgp9259 Fred trundles through the Oaksmere's grounds imgp9260 Harry and Isobel on the Oaksmere's drive imgp9263 The Swan, minus its sign imgp9264 Harry and Isobel wait to cross the road imgp9265 Alan pours half a Broadside from his pin imgp9266 Marc's even got a dinner jacket on imgp9268 Fred plays flute whilst Suey talks to Harry imgp9269 Mick the Brick imgp9271 Apple John looks at an old photo imgp9273 Apple and The Boy Phil look at some old pictures imgp9275 Pippa and Isobel look too imgp9277 Pip and Apple head off imgp9278 Jessica helps out imgp9279 One of Matthew's cake constructions imgp9280 The Swan's kitchen imgp9281 Alan inspects a rogue light in the Swan kitchen imgp9282 Andy lurks by the door imgp9285 Suey and Marc chat to Andy imgp9288 Alan does another pint imgp9289 Gaz and Sandie have arrived imgp9293 Alan's on beer duty imgp9296 A photo on the Swan in the 1980s imgp9298 Harry talks to Al imgp9300 Fred and Rosie mess around with bar mats imgp9303 From this angle, the pub looks like it used to imgp9305 Alan wanders off imgp9307 Marc roams around imgp9308 Alan's keg pumps imgp9317 The Brome Swan bear, and the sadly-empty snack bins imgp9318 The Swan's missing sign imgp9319 Fred runs off imgp9320 Harry frantically runs off after Fred imgp9323 The boys run up the Oaksmere's drive imgp9328 Harry and Fred imgp9333 Isobel looks back imgp9334 Harry waves a stick around imgp9336 Harry's got a nice stick imgp9340 Harry runs down the drive imgp9341 Fred helps with sprout peeling imgp9342 Mille cat looks up imgp9344 The table is set for dinner imgp9348 Christmas dinner occurs with Grandad imgp9351 A candle and walnuts