Bristol in Pictures: Shakespeare, Lent and World Book Day
Bristol is the place to be if you like Shakespeare at the moment, with one play currently on and another beginning this week.The city's schools embraced World Book Day with enthusiasm on Thursday, as you will be able to see in our pictures.Ash Wednesday was celebrated at the city's cathedral, and both City and Rovers were at home on Saturday.
The original tragedy: They're busy rehearsing for Romeo and Juliet, which starts its run at Bristol Old Vic from 12 March. Backed with a rap and hip hop soundtrack, this innovative production is set to be a new take on the Shakespeare play.
More Bard: Meanwhile over at the Tobacco Factory in BS3 they are still putting on The Winter's Tale, the show running until 28 March.
Lent begins: Staff from Bristol Cathedral offered an "ashes outside" service this week, marking people's foreheads with a cross on Ash Wednesday, the start of one of the most important periods in the Christian calendar.
Sing your hearts out: Bristol City fans get behind their team during the 1-1 draw with Hull City at Ashton Gate on Saturday.
A brush with the government: Pupils at Fair Furlong Primary School in Hartcliffe spent some time learning about the importance of brushing their teeth with government ministers Stephen Morgan and Stephen Kinnock
100 days and counting: Several of the animals at Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, such as Meela the dog, a former stray, are still looking for homes after spending at least 100 days at the city-centre facility.
Financial boost: The Nisbet Trust, which supports charitable causes in the city, has pledged £100,000 towards restoration work at Underfall Yard, which suffered a devastating arson attack in May 2023.
Vital win: Ruel Sotiriou celebrates scoring the only goal of the game as Bristol Rovers beat Huddersfield Town at the Memorial Stadium to climb away from the drop zone in League One.
Many hands make light work: The planning team for Bristol's Anti Banquet have been brainstorming as they prepare for the big night at Ashton Gate on 27 March. The event aims to raise £100,000 for grassroots community food projects in the city.
Worth the effort. Cyclists who can handle the seemingly never-ending climb out of Bristol to Dundry are rewarded with this view towards the countryside surrounding Chew Valley Lake.
Get your boots on: The Bristol Walk Fest is drawing near, running from the start to the end of May and culminating in a mass participation event in Castle Park on 31 May.
Celebrating heritage: A new photographic installation celebrating the personal stories of Bristol's Irish community has been unveiled on College Green. It will run for three weeks in the build-up to St Patrick's Day.
There's Wally: Just one more from World Book Day at Sir Bernard Lovell Academy, seeing as the staff made such an effort with their costumes.
Dress up day: And at E-Act Venturers' Academy in Withywood the staff also donned different outfits for World Book Day.
Keeping guard: In a back street in Bedminster, passers-by get the feeling they are being watched.
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