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Gloucestershire in pics: Jazz fever in Cheltenham

Maddie Simpson
BBC News, Gloucestershire
@Slow Moving Media A performer at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival sings for the crowd under purple lighting on the main stage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.@Slow Moving Media

It's been a busy week in our county with plenty going on.

On Thursday there were celebrations in multiple towns and cities to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, with parades, parties and beacons.

There has also been the RHS Malvern Spring Festival and the Badminton Horse Trials and also the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. It's been a busy one!

Mikal Ludlow A man smiles as he holds up different plants in pots, while surrounded by more plants, at the Royal Horticultural Society Show at the Three Counties ShowgroundMikal Ludlow

Flower fun: Growers and ticket holders from across Gloucestershire are heading to the RHS Malvern Spring Festival at the Three Counties Showground, joining more than 100,000 people who are expected to attend.

PA Media Tom McEwen rides his horse JL Dublin during the dressage stage of the Badminton Horse Trials 2025 at The Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire. In the background a packed grandstand is visiblePA Media

Grandstand view: About 200,000 people were expected through the gates at the Badminton Horse Trials this week, with the annual event attracting equestrian fans from across the country and beyond.

@SlowMoving Media A woman in a leapordskin dress and sunglasses takes a selfie in one of the open air areas at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival@SlowMoving Media

Packed out: From the big top to the smaller stages, the 2025 Cheltenham Jazz Festival brought thousands of music fans to the town.

@Slow Moving Media Five men smile at the camera while holding drinks as they stand in an open air part of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival@Slow Moving Media

Cheers! The jazz festival, held in multiple venues with the big top at Montpellier Terrace, was blessed with some great weather for friends to meet up in.

Green grass with lambs in the foreground and background looking at the camera.

Little lambs: Head for a wander into the Gloucestershire countryside and you may well see some spring lambs, such as these ones photographed at Moreton-on-Marsh.

A group of older people smile at the camera as they sit on a long table at the Thatch Inn in Quedgeley. In the background Union Flags are visible hanging up

Historic day: Across Gloucestershire there were events to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, including (above) at the Thatch Inn in Quedgeley.

Two men including the town crier standing on the SULA lightship in Gloucester.

Celebrations: Gloucester town crier Alan Myatt read the VE Day Proclamation as the 80th anniversary flags were raised. The SULA lightship in Gloucester also held a swing party, lit up their ship at 21.30 and people dressed up in 1940's attire.

CDCH Four white kittens huddle together on a bed next to a window at the Cotswold Dogs & Cats HomeCDCH

Homes needed: The Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home says it needs donations as it faces a rush of cats needing homes. The shelter says it has already taken in 48 unwanted or abandoned cats since the start of 2025, an average of three a week.

Red Robin Green forest in Coleford with a stairway up the centre of the picture, with wooden rails running along the sidesRed Robin

Mystic moss: Thank you to our weather watcher, Red Robin, for sending this gorgeous shot of Coleford, with the light giving the forest a magical look.

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