Gloucestershire in Pictures: Remembrance and rainbows

16 November 2025

Daisy Bodkin,Gloucestershireand

Maisie Lillywhite,Gloucestershire

News image — Poppy wreaths were taken on a Great Western Railway train from Gloucester to Paddington for Remembrance Day

BBC A mixture of men and women, stood side by side, dressed in uniform holding poppy wreaths. They're stood on a train platform. — Poppy wreaths were taken on a Great Western Railway train from Gloucester to Paddington for Remembrance Day

The wet weather across Gloucestershire this week has not dampened the spirits of people across the county, with those of all ages coming together to pay their respects on Remembrance Day.

In the world of sport, a match at Kingsholm Stadium on 9 November brought fans together to raise funds and awareness of Motor Neurone Disease (MND), which Ed Slater, a former Gloucester Rugby player, was diagnosed with in 2022.

There have been glimmers of hope in a dark and wet week with beautiful skies making an appearance here and there, with a few rainbows shooting across grey clouds in some corners of the county.

Elsewhere, Brownies have been getting ready for festive fun and lots of hard work has been happening at a Stroud beauty spot.

BBC Weather Watchers/Quatro The sun rises above the wooded Stroud Valleys, painting the sky a golden hue. There are lots of houses in the valley, along with a major road. The trees are different shades of green, yellow, red and brown.

Golden Valley: There was a pretty striking sunrise in Stroud on Tuesday morning, as captured by one of our BBC Weather Watchers, Quatro.

Running for change: Gloucestershire brothers Matt and Jono Conolly will finish the gruelling challenge of five marathons in five days on Sunday, raising several thousand pounds for Spinal Research, a charity which supports those living with a spinal cord injury.

The brothers, whose family home is in Hartpury, ran around Brighton, London, and Cirencester, and their final 26.2 mile route will finish at Painswick Cricket Club on Sunday.

A mix of Rugby League players in yellow rugby shirts and Rugby Union players in red shirts on the pitch at Kingsholm Stadium. They're all stood together, celebrating as one of the rugby league players holds a silver trophy. Fans can be seen seated in the stands in the background as well as a big screen showing the match. It's night time and the sky is black.

Rugby legends: Union and League players came together for a special 745 match at Kingsholm Stadium to raise funds for MND and honour Cherry and White player Ed Slater, alongside Rob Burrow and Doddie Weir.

A group of young female pupils stand in a line, wearing brown and yellow brownies uniform. In front of them lies a table covered in colourful fish-shaped lanterns, along with black trays filled with PVA glue and spreaders.

Getting crafty: Upton St Leonards Brownies made sea creature lanterns for the annual Gloucester Lantern Parade, the theme of which was 'Community in Nature'.

Susan Fenton A man with light hair takes a pick to the soil on a slope at Heavens Valley near Stroud, surrounded by nettles. Two other people - a man and a woman - also with tools can be seen standing a few metres away from him.

Working hard: Sessions have been taking place at Heavens Valley near Stroud, with members of the public litter picking, clearing brambles and improving footpaths at the site, which was brought into full community ownership earlier this year.

Cirencester Park, Bathurst Estate and Colin Ricalton A bright rainbow shoots down the sky above Cirencester Park, which is surrounded by trees. At the bottom of a long path down the lawn lies St John Baptist Cirencester church, where the rainbow ends.

Bright and beautiful: Despite the misery of the intense deluges of rain autumn has brought with it, the skies above Gloucestershire have been painted with beautiful rainbows, like this one above Cirencester Park.

PA An upwards view of horses jumping over a jump at Cheltenham race course taken from the ground behind the jump. There are three horses jumping over with two already clear.

At the races: The rain from Storm Claudia didn't stop Cheltenham's Gold Cup happening, with jockey Harry Skelton and his horse Panic Attack coming out on top.

PA A sandy coloured guide dog in a blue and yellow harness looks at his owner on the pitch at kingholme rugby stadium, there is a line of four guide dogs in the background doing the same

Guard of honour: Rows of guide dog puppies lined the entrance to the pitch at Kingsholm Stadium for Gloucester Hartpury's Premiership Women's Rugby match against Sale Sharks. It was to honour charity volunteers and also formed part of the puppy's socialisation training.

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