Gloucestershire in pictures: Farm fun and public art

Murals and art installations, farming challenges and excavations have been some of the news events in Gloucestershire this week.

With the largely good weather, our reporting teams have been out around the Gloucestershire countryside, joining farmers as they bring in the harvest and talk about the challenges of farming in 2024.

Cotswold farmer and TV's Countryfile presenter Adam Henson said it is a busy time of year with arable farmers getting the harvest in, which is reliant on the uncontrollable weather.

Let there be light: In our city, Submergence Gloucester opened this week, bringing free light and sound sensory events to Eastgate Shopping Centre.

Housed in an empty store between H&M and JD Sports, it runs until the end of August and there are also workshops taking place.

You might recognise it if you were one of the 51,000 people who saw it at Gloucester Cathedral in 2020.

The big reveal: Latest images of The Forum, the £107m development in the heart of Gloucester city centre, show how it is nearing completion.

Scaffolding has now been removed on both buildings, One Cathedral View and Two Cathedral View.

The facades have been inspired by the cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral.

The Famous mural: The newly-painted mural of a horse on the side of The Famous in Cheltenham is to stay after retrospective planning permission was granted this week.

Pop-up play days: The school holidays are continuing and the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme has been running at The Venture in White City with free activities.

While the ticketed events are now sold out in Gloucester city, there is still availability for everyone to attend pop-up play days and events such as outdoor cinema.

Excavation expectations: The site of a kiln that was used in the building of Roman Britain's second-largest town of Corinium (now Cirencester) is being excavated.

After three years work by archaeologists and volunteers, they say the site had "exceeded all their expectations".

Back on the farm: Heifers have been enjoying their morning feed after milking at Hartpury University.

The farm there works all year round, despite it being the summer holidays for most students.

Pig Club: Meanwhile, Stroud Brewery has found a unique way to get rid of their waste by involving local hobby farmers.

Thrupp Community Pig Club is taking the used malt from the brewing process to feed its three pigs.

It is a source of fibre and protein and helps keep costs down for the eight families who help feed them and top up their water.