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Gloucestershire in pictures: Stars and soap boxes

Vaughan Sydenham A photo of the night sky taken from a garden in Charfield.Vaughan Sydenham
This incredible photograph was taken by Vaughan Sydenham in Charfield

Our weekly gallery of images from across Gloucestershire include an incredible super moon over the county, home-made soap box carts and historic street lights being restored.

There was also the small matter of Gloucestershire's cricketers winning the T20 Blast final against local rivals Somerset.

Here is a selection of images taken over the past few days.

A group of people pushing a soap box that is taking part in a soap box competition in Berkeley.

The BBC Radio Gloucestershire breakfast team took part in the Berkeley Soap Box Challenge this week, with Breakfast presenter Jon Smith in the hot seat.

The kart, which had a 'breakfast' theme, had to ride down a 500-metre hill to raise money for three Gloucestershire charities.

The radio team built the kart with the Matson Community Shed.

Unfortunately, the team didn't have the best time and certainly didn't win, but Jon did cross the finish line, which is the main thing!

Woody's Elf Supermoon captured with a plane flying in front of itWoody's Elf

The supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse was seen around the world and this incredible photo was taken from Cheltenham.

Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

Vaughan Sydenham A photo of the night sky taken from a garden in Charfield.Vaughan Sydenham

There are some incredible photographers in Gloucestershire and these photographs of the night sky, taken from a garden in Charfield, do not disappoint.

The photographer behind it, Vaughan Sydenham, says "Recently I've taken up astrophotography. We are blessed with some reasonable dark skies around these - clouds permitting."

Gloucestershire County Council A historic street light in front of houses and bushes on the pavement of a road. Gloucestershire County Council

Historic street lights which guided Cheltenham's trams more than a century ago have been restored.

The rejuvenation of four tram columns on Prestbury Road was part of a nine-year LED replacement project across Gloucestershire, which has reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions by up to 70%, Gloucestershire County Council said.

Pride in Gloucestershire A group of people at a pride event wearing brightly coloured clothes with placards and flags. Pride in Gloucestershire

The organisers of Pride in Gloucestershire have said they are "confident" they will be successful in their bid to host EuroPride 2027.

The team has now submitted a bid to host the European celebrations, which they estimate would generate £35m for the local economy if successful.

Chairperson Richard Stevens said the county had a "reputation and experience of holding large and impactful events".

Getty Images Gloucestershire cricketers celebrate winning the T20 blast final against Somerset at Edgbaston. They are standing on a plinth with fireworks going off overhead, and a large sign with red background and white writing says "T20 blast champions"Getty Images

And finally: Eagle-eyed readers will know this picture was taken at Edgbaston in Birmingham rather than inside the Gloucestershire county border, but the victory of the county's cricketers over Somerset in the T20 Blast final is worth celebrating.

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