Gloucestershire in pictures: Images from across the county
Our weekly round-up of pictures from across the county includes the usual stunning sunsets which help brighten up this cold time of year.There was also a special service at Gloucester Cathedral and a piece of Beatles memorabilia being sold at auction.
Incredible skies: Winter can be tolerable when you get sunsets like this, taken by Greg at Gloucestershire Airport.
Candlelight: Christmas may seem like a distant memory but for some churchgoers Candlemas marks the end of the traditional 40 days of Christmas, and hundreds of people gathered at Gloucester Cathedral for a special service by candlelight.
Frosty flowers: Cold mornings can have their compensations, such as seeing this scene at Duntisbourne Abbots in the Cotswolds.
Water sight: Someone's four-legged friend seemed to be having fun as the sun came up in this beautiful part of South Cerney.
Going, going, gone: A copy of a book written by John Lennon and signed by both him and his first wife has sold at auction for £2,000. The book, originally published in 1964, went under the hammer at the Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham.
Foggy starts: This photo in Upton St Leonards from up high shows the fog rolling over the hills on Thursday morning.
Community art: About 9,000 paper peace doves have been hung from the ceiling of an abbey as part of a new "breathtaking" art installation. The paper birds in Tewkesbury Abbey have been decorated with messages of "love and peace" by local schools, community groups and residents.
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