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Wiltshire in pictures: Remembrance and light shows

BBC Royal British Legion small wooden crosses with poppies on for remembrance - they fill the picture, all have a name, many also have a photo for the individual commemorated. They are planted into grass.BBC
There are more than 3,000 markers at the Field of Remembrance at Lydiard Park, Swindon

With Remembrance Sunday approaching, Wiltshire - which has thousands of military personnel and the huge Salisbury Plain training area - has seen lots of poppies on display.

Every year the Royal British Legion opens a Field of Remembrance at Lydiard Park in Swindon. One of six in the UK, more than three thousand markers are planted, each commemorating someone who lost their life in service.

Meanwhile, the medieval Salisbury Cathedral has been filled with crowds in the evenings for its Sarum Lights event, an immersive light and sound show on the theme of time.

Salisbury City Council The top of a grand building under a grey sky - a huge version of a Royal British Legion poppy is attached to the front and behind it are three soldier-type figures which are covered in knitted poppies.Salisbury City Council

Knitted tribute: Salisbury City Council's Remembrance display was originally made in 2018 to mark 100 years since the end of World War One.

It can be seen on top of the Guildhall and was constructed by local artist Charlotte Moreton, with the poppies knitted by residents.

Linda De Santiz A shop as it starts to get dark, lights are on shining through the large windows and glass door. It is a traditional cobblers shop, with lots of poppies and union jack flags in the display. Two women in red coats are looking at it.Linda De Santiz

Poignant poppies: Many retailers in Melksham have been marking the Remembrance period with window displays.

The town council held a competition to find the best one.

Colerne Bonfire Crew A fort shaped structure at least two storeys high made out of old pallets, with turrets and scarecrows. It is night time and the structure is light with a pinkish-red light.Colerne Bonfire Crew

Bonfire night: In the village of Colerne there is an annual effort to build a huge bonfire and the fort created this year was no different.

It is all in aid of the local church and the lighting of the bonfire attracts about 1,000 people.

Colerne Bonfire Crew A large fire burning with small silhouettes of people in front of it, one taken a photo on their phone.Colerne Bonfire Crew

Swim challenge: BBC local radio staff are swimming 1,000 miles for Children in Need and the Wiltshire team hit their target of 24 miles this week.

Reporter Kelly Morgan had lots of layers of clothing thrown onto her as she emerged from an early morning dip in a cold lake.

Reporter Kelly Morgan standing next to a lake wearing a lot of layers, including a blue coat. She is being interviewed by a man in a priple jacket holding a purple Radio Wiltshire microphone.
The front of Salisbury Cathedral in the dark, but with a huge coloured lights display projected onto it.

Sarum Lights: Salisbury Cathedral held its annual light and sound show this week.

Designed by Luxmuralis, it has been on the theme of time and takes us through history both outside and inside the cathedral.

The dark inside of Salisbury Cathedral, a member of the clergy standing slightly to the side in shadow, but coloured swirling lights projected in blue all around the nave and bright yellow ones right at the front.

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