Somerset in pictures: Flooding and awards finalists

Clara BullockBBC News, Somerset
News imageAvon Fire and Rescue The M5 with an abandoned car and significant flooding on the hardshoulder, with fire and rescue crews dealing with the incidentAvon Fire and Rescue

Our round-up of pictures taken across the county this week includes images of the widespread flooding and the winners of the BBC's Make a Difference Awards.

A young DJ who has set his sights on Glastonbury Festival is also featured.

News imageA group picture of all the winners of the Make a Difference Awards in Somerset. They are standing on a stage that is lit by fairy lights.

Time to shine: More than 30 finalists were recognised at BBC Radio Somerset's Make a Difference Awards on Sunday night for "going above and beyond with the support they offer".

Moving and inspiring stories were shared throughout the ceremony. You can read some of them here.

News imageSandra Handel on her last day at work at her salon in Highbridge. Customers, colleagues, friends and family have gathered around her to wish her well and one of them is holding a cake

End of an era: It was time to say goodbye for Sandra Handel this week, as she retired from her salon in Highbridge having first worked in hairdressing as a 14 year old.

News imageWells Cathedral from the front. The sky is blue and you can see people in the distance walking.
News imageThe Friends of Wells Cathedral The organ's pipes at Wells Cathedral from close up.The Friends of Wells Cathedral

New organ: Organisers of an appeal to refurbish and renovate the organ at Wells Cathedral say they are raising the funding "as fast as they can."

The Friends of Wells Cathedral have so far raised £950,000 which is almost half the amount required.

News imageJack Bobby standing in a room with posters on the wall. He is wearing a black t-shirt and headphones. He is smiling at the camera and giving the thumbs-up.

Young DJ: A 13-year-old schoolboy has his sights set on playing a DJ set at Glastonbury Festival next year after carving a career for himself in the music industry.

Jack Bobby from Pensford got his first set of decks when he was eight-years-old and did his first professional gig in Bristol when he was 12.

News imageJulia McKenzie Art made by Julia McKenzie with the diaries she found from her father. It includes old photos, some sea shells and a feather.Julia McKenzie

Secret Diaries: Three diaries written by John Henry Lowry from St Mawes, Cornwall, offer a unique insight into his career in the 1890s, working on ships sailing to and from South America.

Julia McKenzie, from Somerset, discovered the books at her father’s house while caring for him in 2014. She has now turned them into art.

News imageSarah Cripps An old railway carriage painted blue. It is in a private garden.Sarah Cripps

Lost History: Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust is appealing for help to extract a rare passenger carriage from the garden of a house.

The current owners, Sarah Cripps and George Pike, bought the property in Cannington from a rail enthusiast.

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