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Gloucestershire in pics: Pancakes and rugby wins

Maddie Simpson
Journalist
PA Media Gloucester-Hartpury players arrive at Kingsholm ahead of their match with Bristol Bears women. It is a sunny, clear day and hundreds of fans are there to greet them, some waving flags.PA Media
Gloucester-Hartpury women players arrived to plenty of vocal support before their match with Bristol Bears

It's been a busy week in the sunshine in Gloucestershire, almost as if the county is solar-powered.

It began with an excellent win for Gloucester-Hartpury women against Bristol Bears in the Premiership Women's Rugby Cup.

There were some interesting sights in Dursley as the town's annual fancy dress pancake race took place, and a certain celebrity chef cooked for local residents at Highgrove.

And with beautiful sunshine came our usual collection of stunning sunrises and sunsets.

A man in a pink t-shirt and a colourful wig holding a trophy and a pancake in a pan after the annual fancy dress pancake race in Dursley

A flipping success: Competitors took part this week in the quirky tradition of flipping pancakes whilst racing others in fancy dress in Dursley. The race, resurrected by the town council in 2010, is traditionally held on Parsonage Street.

Ben Birchall/PA Wire Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc serving up some food to a group of people in a large room at Highgrove. Several of the people watching are taking photos on their phones.Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Royal menus: Chef Raymond Blanc created a special menu for a 'Winter Warmers' event at Highgrove on King Charles' estate in Tetbury. The initiative, started in 2023, is aimed at combating social isolation in the local community in the winter.

Andy Howard/BBC A sunrise with frosted fields in the foreground in the Cotswolds. Lines of hedgerows and trees are dimly visible in the haze and the sun is bright yellow with an orange haze around itAndy Howard/BBC

Early riser: BBC Points West's Andy Howard took this image while up and about at sunrise in the Cotswolds.

PA Media Gloucester-Hartpury players celebrate victory by embracing each other on the pitch after beating Bristol Bears at Kingsholm in Premiership Women's Rugby semi-final match at KingsholmPA Media

Outstanding: Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury will face Saracens in the Premiership Women's Rugby final after beating Bristol Bears 36-20 earlier this week.

Beaky A orange sky with a shadow of the trees and clouds illuminated by the rising sun in Woodmancote Beaky

Stunning sunrises: With beautiful weather comes beautiful shots from our weather watchers. This image was taken in Woodmancote early in the morning.

Space Walker A sun ray creeping into the picture shining on a stone wall in the countryside with a misty background under a blue sky. Space Walker

Magical: 'Space Walker' took this almost otherwordly image in Painswick this week.

Wayne G Trees with the sun peeking through on a spring day in Painswick in GloucestershireWayne G

Spring walks: When the weather is as good as it has been this week, with clear mornings and sunny afternoons, it's a good time to get out and about and explore the county. Weather watcher Wayne took this photograph on a walk this week.

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