By Geoff Fisher 
A gloriously sunny Sunday morning brought out the crowds in Cawston to support the reinvented Plough Sunday procession.
Over the past four years, the tradition has been reborn in the village by the local church, and on Sunday 4 January a procession of 10 tractors, old and new, followed by more than 80 villagers, walked from Sygate to Cawston in the winter sun.
There was a stop outside Broadland Winery for a spot of carol singing and then on to Church Farm where the tractors and ploughs were blessed.
The procession finished in the church of St Agnes where there was a short act of worship involving the horse-drawn plough that was once used in the fields around Cawston, and the Three Wise Men, who arrived at the church on the back of the vicar’s vintage tractor.
Team Vicar, Rev. Andrew Whitehead, said: “Plough Sunday was the best yet this year, helped by the fantastic sunshine. Over 80 people came out to help us extend the season of Christmas celebrations just a little bit further. It was good to be part of the procession of tractors again on my grey ‘Fergie’ and a privilege to deliver the wise men to the church’s nativity scene.”
As well as drawing vintage tractor enthusiasts, the event also involved members of the local farming community. Prayers were said for those who work in agriculture, and the tractors and implements were blessed for their ongoing work to provide food.
Find out more about Plough Sunday in this video produced by Cawston Parish Church a few years ago. Click HERE
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Photos: Rebecca Whitehead