'Storm surge' and 'Christmas banquet'

The West has seen torrential rain this week which has caused severe flooding in some areas but people have still been getting out and about and into the festive spirit ahead of the big day.

Staff at the Edgehill Care Home in Swindon arranged Santa visits and a banquet-style Christmas dinner.

Here is a roundup of pictures from across the region.

Storm surge: For many, the start of the week brought torrential rain and fears of flooding but as it cleared weather watcher Lizzy was able to capture the resulting reflections on the waterways of Swindon.

Moody morning: The stormy, changeable weather we have experienced in the past week has led to some stunning photographs such as this delightfully moody early morning sky captured by weather watcher Stonehenge Stephen in Fittleton.

Pink perfection: It's not just early mornings that have been providing cheer to local photographers. Weather watcher Georgia B came across this gorgeous sky on Tuesday afternoon while out and about in Bishopstrow, near Warminster.

Perfect presents: Wiltshire Police Cadets have been busy wrapping hundreds of presents for children who may not otherwise receive anything this Christmas.

Local businesses and members of the public were asked to donate toys and gifts for children who are spending Christmas in care or whose families cannot afford to buy presents.

Dream scoop: Hannah Drury and her husband Rupert won a luxurious £4m home in the Lake District in a competition for the price of a £25 ticket.

Ms Drury, a trained opera singer from Frome, said she now wants to share her dream home - and intends to rent it out for other families to enjoy.

Around the clock: Some 14,000 people are working on construction at Hinckley Point C in Bridgwater, Somerset. This shot was taken at night by drone to show progress on Britain's first nuclear power station in more than 30 years.

Sunny intervals: Somerset has also seen its fair share of changeable weather with this stunning image of sunlight breaking through dark clouds on Thursday evening taken near Watchet by weather watcher Pauls Eye.

Deeply personal: Youth mentor Craig Plowman, 45, from Weston-super-Mare, has completed a 100km (62 mile) trek and raft through the Columbian jungle despite being diagnosed with both ulcerative colitis and enteropathic arthiritis.

Pippa Gribben, CEO of the Jack Hazeldine Foundation, for which Mr Plowman has raised funds, said: "He's a brilliant mentor whose compassion, wisdom and empathy shines through in all aspects of his work and life."

Torn and frayed: There was racing at Cheltenham this week, including the Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series.

Flying pass: Gloucester's scrum-half Tomos Williams (L) competes with Castres' wing Christian Ambadiang for the ball during the European Rugby Champions Cup match at Kingsholm Stadium on Sunday.

Cultural heist: This ivory elephant ornament was one of about 600 artefacts stolen from Bristol Museum's archive. This week detectives released images of four men captured on CCTV after the items of "significant" value were stolen in September.

Future careers: A Christmas lecture at Bristol Cathedral brought together 500 young people from over 30 schools across the city to hear businesses and experts discuss Artificial Intelligence.

Wreath-making: The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, was on a festive visit to Radstock on Friday to help children make Christmas decorations.

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