Gloucestershire in pics: Pancakes and rugby wins

Gloucester-Hartpury women players arrived to plenty of vocal support before their match with Bristol Bears

It's been a busy week in the sunshine in Gloucestershire, almost as if the county is solar-powered.

It began with an excellent win for Gloucester-Hartpury women against Bristol Bears in the Premiership Women's Rugby Cup.

There were some interesting sights in Dursley as the town's annual fancy dress pancake race took place, and a certain celebrity chef cooked for local residents at Highgrove.

And with beautiful sunshine came our usual collection of stunning sunrises and sunsets.

A flipping success: Competitors took part this week in the quirky tradition of flipping pancakes whilst racing others in fancy dress in Dursley. The race, resurrected by the town council in 2010, is traditionally held on Parsonage Street.

Royal menus: Chef Raymond Blanc created a special menu for a 'Winter Warmers' event at Highgrove on King Charles' estate in Tetbury. The initiative, started in 2023, is aimed at combating social isolation in the local community in the winter.

Early riser: BBC Points West's Andy Howard took this image while up and about at sunrise in the Cotswolds.

Outstanding: Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury will face Saracens in the Premiership Women's Rugby final after beating Bristol Bears 36-20 earlier this week.

Stunning sunrises: With beautiful weather comes beautiful shots from our weather watchers. This image was taken in Woodmancote early in the morning.

Magical: 'Space Walker' took this almost otherwordly image in Painswick this week.

Spring walks: When the weather is as good as it has been this week, with clear mornings and sunny afternoons, it's a good time to get out and about and explore the county. Weather watcher Wayne took this photograph on a walk this week.