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Wiltshire in pics: Pudsey, Stourhead and lights

BBC A class of children in a small school library all either smiling for the camera or cheering with Pudsey at the back with his thumbs up.BBC
Children at Forest and Sandridge Primary in Melksham got a visit from Pudsey as part of Children in Need

Many Wiltshire schools were involved in Children in Need fundraising this week, with Pudsey visiting some pupils.

They were giving the carpets a good clean at Stourhead - a complicated task - and a new illumination was unveiled at the Longleat Festival of Light.

On Monday people fell silent across the county to mark Armistice Day.

Three children sitting on a coach wearing Pudsey t-shirts and smiling at the camera. two wear glasses.
Seven year old triplets Albie, Beau and Judie have raised £1,200 for Children in Need.

Triplet power: Albie, Beau and Judie are triplets from Holt near Bradford on Avon who raised £1,200 for Children in Need with some big challenges for seven year-olds. Albie cycled 20km, Beau did 60 lengths in a 25m pool and Judie ran 10km.

Longleat A family of two parents and two children stand and look at the giant welcome arch at the Longleat Festival of Light. It is glowing green and has Chinese writing on it. The picture is taken at night and other illuminations can be seen in the backgroundLongleat

Impressive: The heaviest lantern in the history of Longleat’s Festival of Light has been unveiled. Weighing five tonnes, the Simuwu Ding lantern is a scaled-up replica of the rare cultural relic first discovered in China in 1939.

Dale Smith A group of people, made up of four women and one man, stand behind the bar at the Wheatsheaf Pub in Calne in WiltshireDale Smith

Fighting on: Dale Smith, the landlord of the 200-year-old Wheatsheaf pub in Calne says it is increasingly a struggle to keep it open. The pub first opened in 1822, and is seen as a part of town life by many locals.

National Trust/ Lucy Fenna Two people in the room of a stately home surrounded by antique furniture bent over an antique rug with special mats and small hoovers.National Trust/ Lucy Fenna

Unique cleaning and autumn blooms: the Stourhead estate near Warminster, owned by the National Trust, has been doing important work while the house is closed - conservation checks on the antique, fragile carpets. Despite the colder weather, ' walled garden (below), which is still open to the public, was in full bloom this week.

National Trust/ Lucy Fenna A close-up of a flowerbed, with purple, orange and yellow flowers, in a red brick walled courtyard. National Trust/ Lucy Fenna
Wiltshire PCC Young people studying a challenge on a table with marshmallows and spaghetti.Wiltshire PCC

Young commissioners: 45 young people, aged 11 to 25 have gathered in Trowbridge as new members of the Wiltshire and Swindon Youth Commission. The group's role is to influence the service Wiltshire Police provides to young people.

Two men in military uniform stand in front of the cenotaph on Regent's Parade in Swindon

Paying their respects: People gathered across Wiltshire on Monday to mark Armistice Day at 11am. Armed forces personnel were present at the cenotaph on Regent's Circus in Swindon.

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