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Bristol in Pictures: Dreaming of Twickenham

Steve Mellen
BBC News, Bristol
Getty Images Gabriel Ibitoye of Bristol Bears grounds the ball for his team's fifth try against Harlequins despite the efforts of an opposition player to stop himGetty Images
Gabriel Ibitoye scores for Bristol in the win over Harlequins that set up a mouthwatering clash with Bath on Friday

Anyone got plans for Friday?

With Bristol Bears set to face Bath at the Rec in a winner-takes-all match to reach the Premiership final at Twickenham, we feel like more than a few people will be glued to their TVs.

Away from the sporting action - which saw Gloucestershire begin the defence of their T20 title - Love Saves The Day and Good Times Live rounded off last weekend, as did the Portishead Sea Shanty Festival.

Three choirs from Bristol have been celebrating award wins, and the Forbidden Worlds film festival has been rolling back the years on the big screen.

Gloucestershire CCC Gloucestershire cricket fans cheer on their team from the stands during the T20 match with Kent at the County Ground in BristolGloucestershire CCC

Friday Fun: The SeatUnique ground in Bristol was packed on Friday night as Gloucestershire began the defence of their T20 title. It didn't go their way, Kent winning a close game, but fans saw plenty of runs. Next up at home is the big one against Somerset on 13 June.

Jessie Myers A large crowd is seen in front of one of the stages at Love Saves The Day in Bristol. The blue stage is a sprawling and elaborate design with 'Brouhaha' written on its front.Jessie Myers

Crowded house: Love Saves The Day came to an end at Ashton Court on Sunday, when the sun came out for the thousands of ticket holders.

@Benallenruns (Instagram) Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia points at the crowd while she sings at the Good Times Live festival in Chipping Sodbury. She has dark hair and is wearing a blue patterned dress@Benallenruns (Instagram)

Rocking on: Natalie Imbruglia was one of the acts that helped bring the curtain down on Good Times Live at Chipping Sodbury last weekend, although the comedy shows continued into Bank Holiday Monday.

Tom Murray Two people in medieval armour clash with swords during a jousting-themed event at Berkeley Castle near Bristol. In the background spectators can be seen watching on a grassy bankTom Murray

Making their point: Visitors to Berkeley Castle got to see history come alive as knights of old clashed as part of a jousting-themed weekend.

Arthur Cauty A large group of people sit in large cinema during the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival in BristolArthur Cauty

Diving in: The Forbidden Worlds Festival has returned, this year with a line-up of films based on, under and around the world's oceans, partly to celebrate the 50th anniversary of horror classic Jaws. The festival continues on Sunday with The Whale God, Below and Alligator at the Bristol Megascreen.

Bristol Waste A large group of people in high-viz jackets and hard hats smile and wave at the camera as they pose inside a new Bristol Waste recycling facility in AvonmouthBristol Waste

They've bin busy: There was a grand opening this week of Bristol Waste's new £5m Materials Recycling Facility in Avonmouth, which the company says will increase the city's overall recycling capacity.

Colin Moody A group of people 'cheers' each other with Spirit of Bristol gin drinks on a special cruise around the harboursideColin Moody

Cheers: The Spirit of Bristol Gin cruise has been taking groups around the city centre waterways aboard the Tower Belle while they sample different spirits named after different parts of the city.

John Hudson A large group of people, customers and staff, are pictured from above in a picture taken to celebrate a shop in Almondsbury winning a King's AwardJohn Hudson

High praise: The Almondsbury Community Shop has been given the King's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award given to volunteer groups in the UK and equivalent to an MBE. The village shop, entirely run by volunteers, received its award from Edward Gillespie OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.

Portishead Sea Shanty Festival A band called Monkeyfists perform at the Portishead Sea Shanty Festival. They are inside an atrium-style space and are all in pirate fancy dressPortishead Sea Shanty Festival

Sailing on: The Portishead Sea Shanty Festival saw shanties aplenty played at venues across the town last weekend, all in aid of the RNLI and Children's Hospice South West.

BABS A large group of singers from Bristol A Cappella choir sing on stage at the choir awards in Bournemouth. Many of the choir are wearing pink and they are showing passionate facial expressions and posesBABS

In harmony: Bristol's reputation as a city of singing was strengthened when three barbershop choirs won national chorus trophies at the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) annual convention. The winners were Bristol A Cappella (above) and The Great Western Chorus and The Bristol Mix (below).

BABS Members of Bristol choir the Great Western Chorus perform on stage at the BABS awards in Bournemouth. They are smartly dressed in suits, ties and waistcoatsBABS
BABS Members of the Bristol Mix choir perform on stage at the BABS awards in Bournemouth. They are a mixed choir of men and women and are largely dressed in blackBABS
CAB Four people - three woman and a man - smile as they pose for the camera. They are from Citizen's Advice Bureau South Gloucestershire and are celebrating an award winCAB

Helping out: The specialist debt team at Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire has been shortlisted for a national award after their work helping people from their offices in Yate and Staple Hill.

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