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Bristol in Pictures: It's a new dawn, a new day

Sarah Turnnidge/BBC The sun is seen rising over Clevedon Marine Lake at dawn. The water is calm and the sun is lighting up the horizon beyond the pier with bright orange hues. There are some swimmers in the water, visible only as silhouettes.Sarah Turnnidge/BBC
Early risers were rewarded with this lovely sunrise over Clevedon Marine Lake on Saturday

Temperatures have risen in time for the summer solstice this weekend.

Many people have been out soaking up the rays and we have had some gorgeous sunny scenes to wake up to.

SUP A line of paddleboarders are seen on the water of Bristol Harbour at dawn on the summer solstice day. The sky is a mixture of light grey clouds and faint orange light.SUP

Early start: Paddleboarders took to the water just after 04:00 BST on Saturday to mark the solstice with a mass dawn paddle organised by watersports company SUP.

St Monica Trust A large group of older people seated at long tables wave small purple flags as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of the St Monica Trust in Bristol. They are in a large marquee with a white roof and wallsSt Monica Trust

Happy anniversary: Care provider St Monica Trust held a huge garden party with cream cakes, strawberries and Pimms to mark 100 years since it first opened its doors in Westbury on Trym in 1925.

PA Media Hundreds of people watch on from the harbour edge in Bristol as competitors take part in the first Bristol Birdman competition. One home-made craft is seen entering the water with a splash. The picture is taken from above and it is a sunny day.PA Media

Making a splash: It was only last Sunday that thousands of people lined the harbourside to watch teams enter their homemade creations in the first ever Bristol Birdman competition.

South Gloucestershire CAB Four people from the South Gloucestershire CAB team hold up a certificate in a frame after winning an award. They are standing in a garden on a sunny day and are all smiling at the camera.South Gloucestershire CAB

Winners: The specialist debt team from Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire has been named the Debt Team of the Year by the Institute of Money Advisers. It is the third year in the row the Yate-based team, made up of Yvonne Parks, Eliza Hirst, Linda Mullholland and Angus Macdonald, has either been shortlisted or won an award.

PA Sailing boats on the water in Bristol harbourside. The sails are a mix of yellow and white. In the background is the Harbour Master building. PA

Ahoy: This group of sailors made the most of the weather and took to Bristol harbour in their boats.

Alice Hurley A small deer looking at the camera. It is brown with a black nose and big ears. In the background is another deer and grass.Alice Hurley
A young endangered Philippine spotted deer, Maliit, at Bristol Zoo Project

A young endangered Philippine spotted deer has been photographed at Bristol Zoo Project. Maliit is an extremely rare and tiny deer fawn. There are thought to be fewer than 700 Philippine spotted deer left in the wild.

Gary the Monkey A light orange sunset over the roofs of a terrace of houses. Gary the Monkey

It has been a scorcher of a week, and as we approached the longest day of the year one of our Weather Watchers sent in this beautiful picture of a late sunset over homes in Weston-super-Mare.

Bhagesh Sachania Photography A group of people holding awards and stand in what appears to be a small auditorium with orange step seats behind them. Bhagesh Sachania Photography

University of Bristol students celebrated taking part in a programme of specialist start-up training at a special event on Wednesday evening. Participants in the scheme have the opportunity to pitch their business idea, with the winners granted £8,000 of funding.

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