Gloucestershire’s Weekly Visual Review

This week’s compilation of photographs from across Gloucestershire featured a striking winter scene from Selsley Common’s summit and a renowned residence in Tetbury. The skies were also illuminated by fireworks throughout the week, commemorating November 5. A particularly noteworthy photograph, captured from the top of Selsley Common, presented magnificent vistas over the Malvern Hills. Fireworks filled the skies above Gloucestershire on Tuesday, marking Bonfire Night and extending beyond. Local photographer Jack Boskett documented this display at Tewkesbury Abbey. Pudsey offered a positive endorsement for the BBC’s Children in Need swimming challenge this week. The BBC Radio Gloucestershire team completed their segment of the 1,000-mile challenge, swimming a total of 24 miles. Breakfast Show presenter Jon Smith concluded the final lengths at GL1 in Gloucester. In Alderley, situated near Wotton-under-Edge, Jane Rhys and Jane Newman have created an entirely knitted and embroidered wartime scene. It depicts a World War One soldier, equipped with a helmet, rifle, and backpack, standing in a field of poppies against a somber backdrop of shelled buildings and leafless trees. The battlefield is criss-crossed by barbed wire and surrounded by the famous words from Laurence Binyon’s poem “For the Fallen”. BBC Gloucestershire conducted a visit to Chavenage House in Tetbury this week. The property is featured in the recently released star-studded series “Rivals” on the streaming service Disney+. The series is based on the book by Cotswolds author Dame Jilly Cooper. Separately, an entire street in Sharpness, Dock Road, was sold at auction for £2.5m this week. The Canal and Rivers Trust facilitated the sale to generate funds for the charity. For updates, follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Story ideas can be submitted via email or WhatsApp at 0800 313 4630. Copyright 2024 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not accountable for the content of external sites. Information regarding our approach to external linking is available.