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Gloucestershire in Pictures: A step back in time

Duncan CookBBC News, Gloucestershire
News imageBBC Classic cars and small vans in blue and green lined up along a street outside shops. They are faced outwards, on display. BBC
Gloucester Goes Retro brought vintage cars aplenty to the city this weekend

Our weekly round-up of pictures from the county includes scything fit for a king and a step into our Roman past.

Firefighters were also on hand to help make sure penguins were kept cool in the warm sunshine.

Gloucester Goes Retro returned to the city for the 10th time, with hundreds of classic cars in the city and entertainment too.

News imagePA Media Three men holding traditional woman scythes work cutting grass in a meadow. At points there is long grass and in others it is short and scrubby, and pale due to a lack of rain. The men are all wearing blue T-shirts and work trousersPA Media

Scythes at the ready: The wildflower meadowland has been cut at the Highgrove home of King Charles, in Tetbury, as part of the estate management at the end of the season.

News imageGloucester Cathedral Looking down a row of stone carvers active working on blocks of stone with hammers and chisels. They all wear glasses or goggles and are concentrating. They are in a marquee.Gloucester Cathedral

Chisels at the ready: Gloucester Cathedral is hosting a Stone Carving Festival this weekend, exploring the theme of "Peace and Remembrance," marking 80 years since VE Day.

News imageA group of people dressed in Roman attire with helmets and shields looking into the camera.

A step back in time: The Birdlip Roman Festival took place last week, featuring re-enactment group the Ermine Street Guard who took a starring role in Sunday's festival, marching through the village in authentically recreated military wear.

News imageFergal O’Brien Racing Ltd Chris Hughes in a blue hoody holding a dark brown horse which is in a metal stable.Fergal O’Brien Racing Ltd

Horsing around: National Racehorse Week began on Saturday and Fergal O'Brien opened up his Gloucestershire yard to engage the public with the world of horse racing, which included a visit from Love Islander Chris Hughes.

News imagePA Media A young woman wearing a white blouse and glasses smiles as she holds up the heads of two mannequins, both of which are wearing cream-coloured hats which she designed.PA Media

Getting a-head: Emily Hurst, a graduate from The King's Foundation, is a young milliner whose straw visor hats will be stocked in the shop at Highgrove.

News imageTwo young women smile at the camera as they hold up their GCSE results. In the background are what appear to be school tables and chairs

Momentous day: A nerve-wracking wait for exam results finally came to an end for thousands of Gloucestershire students. Year 11 pupils gathered at schools across the county to pick up their GCSE results, including Tadiwa and Edwina (above).

News imageGloucestershire County Council Two men in firemen uniforms, but without hats or heavy jackets, fire water into a small lake in an animal attraction enclosure. They are standing on a wooden platform with rope netting-type fencing around itGloucestershire County Council

Keeping cool: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue were called in to help refill the penguin pools at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton on the Water

News imageNeady Peady Group of people sat around the pond enjoying the sunshine with blue sky in the background.Neady Peady

Relaxing: Thank you to weather watcher Neady Peady who captured this image if people enjoying a peaceful moment in the sunshine in Kiftsgate Gardens near Mickleton.

News imagePA Media Princess Anne smiles at the camera in a head and shoulders shot. She is wearing a blue jacket with white detail on the front and collarPA Media

Happy birthday HRH: A new photo of The Princess Royal was released to celebrate her 75th birthday, taken at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire

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