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Gloucestershire in pictures: Medals and rainbow clouds

Duncan CookBBC Radio Gloucestershire
News imagePA Media Rosalind Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen. Rosalind and Laura are wearing horse riding helmets, whilst Tom is not. The trio are all dressed in equestrian gear and wearing medals around their necks. They have their arms around each other and are smiling PA Media

It has been a week of Olympic wins, major road updates and strange looking clouds in Gloucestershire.

Here is a selection of images taken in the county over the past few days.

News imagePA Media Rebecca Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne. They are both blonde and pictured wearing white Adidas jackets with Great Britain printed across the chest in red letters. They both have their medals around their necks and are smiling. PA Media

Going for gold: Rosalind Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen secured Team GB's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics earlier this week after winning the Eventing Team Jumping Final at the Château de Versailles.

Former Hartpury College student Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne was also among the winners after securing the bronze with rowing partner, Rebecca Wilde, in the Double Sculls on Thursday.

News imageNational Highways A417 missing link project aerial shot. Construction vehicles and machinery can be seen at the site. National Highways

Birds eye view: New pictures from National Highways show the "huge strides" on the A417 Missing Link Scheme.

This includes the completion of 25m-deep foundations and filling them with 360 cubic metres (12713 cubic ft) of concrete.

News imageMore artefacts found at Cerney Wick quarry

Historic finds: Archaeologists unearthed more ancient bones and artefacts at a Cerney Wick, near Cirencester.

They discovered a Neanderthal Hand Axe, a Mammoth Pelvis bone and Mammoth Rib bones.

News imageGetty Images Cotswold Water Park. The sunset is reflecting in the water, casting shades of pink, orange and yellow. Trees are also reflecting in the water.Getty Images

"It's a daily confusion": Councillors are voting on whether to rename Cotswold Water Park, after local businesses say the name confuses visitors.

It is home to more than 180 lakes and a vast amount of wildlife, inlcuding 35,000 wintering birds.

News imageBrain Tumour Research Four women stood with bikes. They are all wearing pink, white and yellow t-shirts with the Brain Tumour Research logo on the front. They are all smiling. Brain Tumour Research

The Chalford Mums: Karen, Julia, Kate, and Christine tackled a 100-mile cycling challenge in memory of their friend Lynne Adams, who died from a brain tumour in 2023.

The group, who have been friends for decades, cycled from the village of Chalford all the way to Chew Valley Sailing Club, which was Lynne's "happy place".

News imageCatherine Grimley Group of people from the "flying circus". They are all pictured in front of a plane.Catherine Grimley

Up, up and away: Catherine Grimley and her "flying circus" completed a wing walk in Cirencester and raised more than £50,000 to help buy bionic arms.

They performed a loop-the-loop, a barrel role and a stall dive, whilst strapped to a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane.

News imageShereen Elizabeth Meanwell Rainbow cloudShereen Elizabeth Meanwell

Rainbow cloud: Its official title is 'contrail iridescence' and is created by sunlight within tiny droplets left by a passing airliner.

It was captured on Chalford Hill by Shereen Elizabeth Meanwell.

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