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In pictures: Dairy displays and Prince William

Getty Images A woman with blonde hair, a black top and white jeans guides a dairy cow through The Dairy Show event at the Bath and West Showground.Getty Images
Dairy farming was the focus at Shepton Mallet this week

Celebrity Traitors star Ross Kemp joined The Prince of Wales on a royal visit to Ilminster in Somerset, where they launched a new project to help local communities prepare for emergencies and extreme weather.

And some of the finest dairy cattle were judged at the UK's largest dairy show in at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet on Wednesday.

Here's a round-up of photographs taken across the West this week.

Somerset

Kensington Palace Prince William grins at the camera as he places one hand on Ross Kemp's back. Ross Kemp looks at the camera in amazement with his hands crossed in front of him. The pair are standing in front of a sports pitch.Kensington Palace

Surprise visit: The award-winning actor and documentary maker Ross Kemp joined Prince William on a surprise royal visit to Ilminster on Tuesday, where they launched a new campaign called Ready Together, which aims to help communities prepare for emergencies and extreme weather.

PA Media Prince William high-fives a schoolboy who is surrounded by dozens of other pupils wearing blue school uniform on a street in Ilminster.PA Media

Royal treat: Schoolchildren and members of the local community were overjoyed to meet the Prince of Wales when he visited on Tuesday.

A large group of performers dressed in clownish make-up, wigs and primary coloured costumes. They are singing to an audience off camera.
Performers wearing colourful beaded and bedazzled dresses and headpieces adorned with feathers. They are in the middle of singing and dancing to an audience off camera.

The show must go on: The Bridgwater Carnival concert series started with a bang this week. The events are taking place at The McMillan Theatre until 15 October.

Getty Images A prized cow is paraded on a sawdust covered ground in front of wooden fences. A man in all white with dark hair is leading it along with a lead.Getty Images

Legen-dairy: Exhibitors from across Britain showcased some of their finest cattle at the The Dairy Show 2026 on Wednesday. The event is one of the most important dates in the dairy farmer's calendar, combining a comprehensive trade show with an exhibition of top-quality dairy cattle.

Bristol

Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust Two people wearing white hard hats and yellow hi-viz jackets are on scaffolding high above the Clifton Suspension Bridge.Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

New heights: After two and a half years, the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust has completed the project to refurbish the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The multi-million pound project began in April 2024 and was funded entirely through bridge tolls.

A team of four people from Bristol Glassworks wearing branded t-shirts standing arm in arm and smiling at the camera.

Relight my fire: Bristol Glassworks Ltd officially opened this week. The company was set up by Bristol Blue Glass workers who were made redundant this year - they'll continue making the famous blue glass pieces alongside other modern shapes and colours.

Watershed A group of people sit inside a function room smiling as they look at a screen, which is not in shotWatershed

Better together: Partners, supporters, colleagues and friends were welcomed to Bristol's Watershed this week for its 10th anniversary impact event, "Raised In Turns 10: Celebrating Impact Together". It marks a decade of working alongside children, families and communities to create opportunities, strengthen connections and support brighter futures.

Wiltshire

WeatherWatchers/nigedvd A rare ghost rainbow, or fogbow, as seen across agricultural land at Tollard Royal near Shaftesbury.WeatherWatchers/nigedvd

Ghost Rainbow: With Halloween only three weeks away, a rare ghost rainbow [or fogbow] was captured by WeatherWatcher nigedvd in Tollard Royal near Shaftesbury on Tuesday.

The phenomena occurs when the water droplets in fog cause the colours to overlap, resulting in a white rainbow.

WeatherWatchers/CraigRich George the dog smiles at the camera on a grassy hilltop in Winterslow. The background is entirely obscured by fog.WeatherWatchers/CraigRich

Autumn walks: Dog walkers across the country have been dodging the showers this week, but the autumnal conditions seem not to have affected the enthusiasm of their four-legged friends.

Thanks to WeatherWatcher CraigRich for taking this picture of George on his morning walk in Winterslow.

A group of men stood in front of a stain glass window

Military bond: A stained-glass window has been unveiled at St Michael's Church in Lyneham to honour the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), an Army corps based at MoD Lyneham.

Colonel Tim Gillies said: "I think the window is more than artwork; it's a lasting tribute to over 80 years of REME service."

WeatherWatchers/TAG A large green squash seen growing in a market garden at Upavon near Pewsey.WeatherWatchers/TAG

Almost ready: Pumpkin farmers are keeping a close eye on their crops in the build up to Halloween. In the next couple of weeks, the festive squash will gradually change colour from green to orange, including this impressive specimen from Upavon near Pewsey.

Swindon Borough Council A group of women smiling widely in front of a yellow wallSwindon Borough Council

Top team: Swindon's Health Visiting Team were recently nominated for Health Visitor Team of the Year 2026 at the Institute of Health Visiting Practice Awards. The team provides support to families during some of the most important early years of a child's life.

Gloucestershire

PA Media A man wearing a red sports top and dark trousers is holding a gold champagne bottle that's been popped whole others, also wearing red spots tops, celebrate in the background. One of the people in the background is holding a sign that says, "£1,000,000 Lotto"PA Media

Hitting the jackpot: Members of Longlevens AFC have been celebrating after their whopping £1m National Lottery win in the Lotto draw.

PA Media The front of a United States Air Force Rockwell B-1 Lancer Bomber at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.PA Media

Flying away: Earlier this week, president Donald Trump removed a number of US bombers from RAF Fairford because of "threats to the base."

BBC Weather Watchers/Debbie A beautiful cloudy sunset with pink and grey clouds above the silhouette of treesBBC Weather Watchers/Debbie

Red sky at night: This beautiful pink sunset lit up the skies above the Cotswold village of Poulton on Tuesday evening as the nights draw in.

BBC Weather Watchers/Quatro Two black and white cows stand beside each other - one resting its head on the other cow's neck - on top of a hill next to stone beacon marker. There is a stunning panoramic scene across a valley and river behind them on what is a sunny autumn morning.BBC Weather Watchers/Quatro

Mooving into autumn: These cows shared a moment in the autumn sunshine against the stunning backdrop of the Severn Vale on Thursday morning.

Steven Baker/Historic England/PA Wire A bus shelter with two openings, with a half wall and two vertical beams holding the roof up in the middle. The structure is made from Cotswold stone and has a stone slate roof. It is positioned in front of a whie house with green windows, which is sitting behind a Cotswold stone wall with a bush growing over it. There is a green bin positioned next to the bus shelter, in front of the house, and a tree growing the other side of the shelter.Steven Baker/Historic England/PA Wire

Just the ticket: A bus shelter built to celebrate the Festival of Britain in 1952 has been listed by the government. The shelter in Hillesley, Gloucestershire, was designed by leading modernist architect Berthold Lubetkin.

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