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In pictures: Tom Jones, 'singing pirates' and a Strawberry Moon

News imageGetty Images Glastonbury Tor at the top of a hill silhouetted by the huge strawberry-coloured full moon in a darkening blue sky.Getty Images
The summer's first full Moon - known as the Strawberry Moon - lit up the skies over Glastonbury Tor in the early hours of Tuesday

Sky-gazers captured stunning photographs of the celestial event known as the Strawberry Moon this week as it lit up skies across the West.

Meanwhile, musicians have been warming up for the Bristol Harbour Festival which returns later this month promising the "biggest and most ambitious programme" yet.

Elsewhere, global icon Tom Jones was in fine voice delighting fans in Gloucester, new RNLI crew members started training at sea and children were getting the chess bug.

Here is a round-up of the best photographs from across the West this week.

Bristol

News imageBristol Harbour Festival Four male musicians, dressed as pirates, stand in front of mics singing and playing guitars, in front of Bristol Harbour Side. There is a large boat in the background spraying jets of water into the air.Bristol Harbour Festival

Singing pirates: The pirate-folk favourites Piratitude took part in the launch event for the Bristol Harbour Festival which takes place from 17 July.

News imageA parade of dancers wearing traditional carnival clothing are seen performing at the front of a large hall, where groups of people are watching and taking photos.

Elders' brunch: St Paul's Carnival has been scaled back this year, with smaller community events taking place. On Saturday, the carnival hosted an Elders' Brunch to celebrate the generations of people who shaped the event. It featured a choir performance and a series of poems by schoolchildren.

News imageBristol Hoteliers Association Seven footballers standing on a pitch in front of a net, wearing hi-vis jackets over their kit and waving their arms in the air in triumph. There is a sports centre building with a balcony stretching along its full length in the background.Bristol Hoteliers Association

Football fever: Never mind the World Cup - a dozen five-a-side teams provided competitive but friendly fun at a local tournament organised by the Bristol Hoteliers Association.

The event raised £600 for the Bristol Children's Hospital charity, the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal.

News imageRNLI Portishead Six people - one woman and five men - stand at the entrance to a lifeboat station with an orange lifeboat in the garage behind them. They are smiling to camera and all wearing blue polo shirts with the RNLI logo on them and yellow wellington bootsRNLI Portishead

Rewarding role: New trainees have started learning how to save lives at sea for the RNLI at Portishead Lifeboat Station.

After several years of dedicated helping on shore, the volunteers are taking "a significant next step" in their work for the maritime charity.

News imageChess in Schools A group of about a dozen primary school children are posing in front of large posters saying 'CSC Chess in Schools and Communities'. They all have medals around their necks and some have got their thumbs up or arms in the air.Chess in Schools

Chess craze: About 80 children played their winning moves in the first ever North Somerset inter-school chess tournament held in Portishead.

It was organised by Chess in Schools and Communities, a charity which helps primary schools set up after-school clubs to prepare players for county and national competitions.

News imageBristol Bears A group of about a dozen people in a 'V' shape spread out on a lawn in front of a large building. They are all smiling to camera and have their arms folded. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.Bristol Bears

Shared commitment: Bristol Bears has announced its new sponsor, Foot Anstey.

The law firm also becomes the principal partner in the Bristol Bears Foundation, its charitable arm.

Gloucestershire

News imageNeil Phillips An open-air music festival with Tom Jones on stage in the distance and a huge screen with his face projected on it behind him. There is a full crowd of people standing in the stadium and two further screens hanging each side of the stage. It is early evening with a darkening blue sky. Neil Phillips

Global icon: Tom Jones headlined a music event at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester on Sunday.

News imageScores of bikers are sat on their motorbikes wearing helmets and ready to set off from Gloucester city centre.

On your bike: More than 100 bikers from the Gloucestershire Toffs and Totties group set off on a charity ride from Gloucester on Saturday to raise money for the county's neonatal unit. It was the group's 10th and final ride.

News imageCotswold Lavender A field of lavender stretching away into the distance with trees in the background and a further field of wheat.Cotswold Lavender

Fragrant blooms: Pack a picnic, bring your dog and spend time surrounded by nature at it most beautiful - Cotswold Lavender and Wildflower field is now open for visitors until 5 August.

News imageBBC/Steve Mellen A tall narrow brick tower rises up into a blue sky at the top of a hill. There are two hikers with backpacks on their backs and sun hats walking towards the tower.BBC/Steve Mellen

In memoriam: Two hikers approach the William Tyndale Monument, which sits up high overlooking the Severn Estuary. The giant tower, near Dursley, was erected in memory of Tyndale, who converted the New Testament into English.

Wiltshire

News imageEric Hobson On the left is a man wearing a black shirt and a colourful patch waistcoat with lots of eccentric designs. His short hair is dyed in lots of neon colours. He is standing next to a woman wearing a pale green sequin dress holding a bouquet of flowers, she has black hair and red lipstick and is smiling. On the right is a man with a large beard and sunglasses wearing all black shirt with a navy tie.Eric Hobson

Tying the knot: Minety Music Festival in Wiltshire hosted its first wedding celebration on Saturday. Stuart Earl and Nikki Monaghan are volunteers at the festival and wanted their nuptials to be a bit different - so they had a ceremony on the main stage.

News imageA woman smiling widely in front of a mural with a picture of a horse on it. The woman is in black trousers and a purple T-shirt with white writing on it. She is also wearing a white and pink bucket hat. The horse in the mural is jumping through the air.

Brilliant barn: A huge mural has taken shape on the side of a 150ft barn near to the North Meadow Nature Reserve by the A419 between Cricklade and Swindon. It is the creation of Sarah Harris, who goes by Murals by Sarah on Facebook. She was asked by the owner of the barn - who owns a horse livery - to spruce it up.

News imageWiltshire Council Three people in high-vis jackets and white helmets are pictured standing in front of a crushed grey-coloured car and what looks like some kind of mechanical crushing device. There is also a digger with a claw to the extreme left of the image. It is a cloudy day. The people pictured all look relatively serious.Wiltshire Council

Car crush: A man who dumped rubbish on a footpath near Bulford has had his car crushed as a message to other potential fly-tippers. His vehicle was seized as part of a joint investigation by Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Police.

News imageBBC Weather Watcher/Craig Rich A peacock butterfly is pictured resting on a head of barley. Nothing else can be seen in the image but the butterfly and the barley.BBC Weather Watcher/Craig Rich

Fields of gold: Thank you to BBC Weather Watcher Craig Rich for this stunning picture of a peacock butterfly in a field of barley at Winterslow.

News imageGail Foster Photography A woman is pictured smiling widely in front of a colourful banner. She is wearing a white top and a gold chain of office. The woman has shoulder-length dark brown hair. She appears to be in a community space and there are people milling about behind her.Gail Foster Photography

Big banner: Devizes has come together to make a giant banner to represent local charities, groups and sport clubs. After an unveiling by Mayor Vanessa Tanner in the Corn Exchange, the banner was moved to the Devizes Library with other panels of it available to view at the Brittox.

News imageWiltshire Council A large group of people posing for the camera with several of them holding their hands in the air. There is a stone wall behind them with windows and a large screen in front. In the foreground are several round tables with the remains of food and drinks on them.Wiltshire Council

Inclusive workplaces: Wiltshire Council has celebrated employers from across the county who are helping young people with SEND. Firms are recognised for supporting workplace visits, mock interviews, internships and paid roles.

Somerset

News imageSomerset NHS Foundation Trust Five clinicians - four women with a man in the middle - are all smiling to camera in a hospital-type office. The man is wearing a smart beige linen suit and brown tie and three women are in navy blue nurse uniform and wearing lanyards. The other woman is in a black and white dress.Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Pioneering team: Cancer nurses at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust have been nominated for a national award in recognition of their work improving patient access to services.

The trust's faster diagnosis cancer nurses have been shortlisted for a Nursing Times Award for their "innovative" self-referral model.

News imageQuantock Hills National Landscape Team Bright yellow cowslips are in the foreground, stretching out across a lawn in a walled garden. There are several mature trees in the background and a clear blue sky.Quantock Hills National Landscape Team

Art project: The special flora of the Quantock Hills is being celebrated in a new exhibition of paintings and drawings by botanical artists. Specimens of plants, fungi and lichen have been documented to create an archive of the unique area.

News imagePA/Ben Birchall About six people are taking part in a yoga class in a large green field next to a lake in the background. They are all striking a pose on mats.PA/Ben Birchall

Warrior pose: There was a fantastic backdrop to this yoga session in a field overlooking Chew Valley Lake.

News imageBBC Weather Watcher/LEH A sunset with the sun just disappearing to the left of the image behind some trees. The sky has a reddish-orange glow which is reflected in a lake in the foreground. Three small ducklings are just visible at the bottom of the photoBBC Weather Watcher/LEH

Red sky at night: This evocative picture of the sun setting over Chew Valley Lake on Monday evening was captured by one of our BBC weather watchers.

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