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In Pictures: Cricketing triumph and bubble cars

Getty Images A mid-shot of Charlie standing in a crowd holding up a camera for a selfie and smiling along with two young female cricket fansGetty Images
England and Somerset cricketer, Charlie Dean, poses for a photo after a win over India on Tuesday

Somerset County Cricket Club hosted an "incredible night of elite sport" between England and India as home favourite Charlie Dean lifted the IT20 Series trophy, organisers said.

Elsewhere, a man is driving the length of the country in a so-called bubble car, and women who have had breast surgery gathered for a special lingerie photoshoot.

Here is a selection of photographs from across the West this week.

Bristol

St Mary Redcliffe Brutus is standing on a lawn in front of St Mary Redcliffe, with the church in the background and trees either side. He is wearing all black with his hands behind his back and his feet apart. The sky is blue with lots of grey cloud.St Mary Redcliffe

In-spire-ing: The new vicar of St Mary Redcliffe, the Rev Dr Brutus Green, is to climb to the top of the church's iconic spire for charity.

Standing at 274 feet (84m) to the top of the weathervane, St Mary Redcliffe is the second-tallest structure in Bristol and the sixth-tallest parish church in the country.

Getty Images Young Gloucestershire cricket fans, some of them wearing the team's T20 Vitality Blast kit, which is yellow with some faded black patches, hold up pink and white cards with the number 6 on them. The fans are at the County Ground in Bristol for the match with SomersetGetty Images

Delight under the lights: Gloucestershire fans went home smiling from the County Ground in Bristol on Friday night after a comprehensive Vitality Blast T20 victory against local rivals Somerset.

Avon Valley Railway A heritage railway train with three reddish-coloured coaches on a sidling with trees behind. The train has graffiti-style images painted on it, including Margaret ThatcherAvon Valley Railway

Street art: Bristol artists, Inkie, Jody and Cheo have been commissioned to spray paint one side of a heritage railway carriage, with designs from the 1980s for an up-and-coming short film.

The carriage can be viewed at Bitton Station "for the foreseeable future".

Wiltshire

Max Mumby/Getty Images King Charles in ceremonial uniform and a row of medals and wearing a huge boa in red, yellow and blue colours. He is smiling to camera and there are people at the Ghurkha event blurred in the backgroundMax Mumby/Getty Images

First ceremonial: King Charles, Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, visited Larkhill Barracks in Salisbury to visit the newly-formed King's Gurkha Artillery unit. Wearing the uniform of Field Marshal of the British Army, he was given a traditional Nepalese Mala Garland.

PA A man holding an electric guitar, with his fingers placed on the strings. The guitar is decorated with what looks like a sea with islands and the snow globe is just about visible at the bottom. There are rows of dozens of guitars behind the manPA

Under the hammer: The guitar used by spoof rock band Spinal Tap at the 2007 Wembley Live Earth concert is expected to fetch up to £12,000 at auction in Corsham on Tuesday.

The instrument features a working thermometer and a snow globe containing a figurine of former US vice president Al Gore.

National Trust - Lucy Fenna A series of information boards on grass with a stately home in the background.National Trust - Lucy Fenna

Top trees: Stourhead in Wiltshire has collaborated with artist Luke Adam Hawker on a Drawn to Trees trail and Tree Zodiac exhibition, which runs until 1 November.

The event encourages visitors to slow down, observe and engage more deeply with the natural environment.

Weather Watchers/Woody's Weather Red skies over the silhouettes of housesWeather Watchers/Woody's Weather

Red skies: Thank you to Weather Watcher Woody's Weather for this beautiful picture of the skies over Highworth this week.

Tom Anders Two foxes with fluffy coats and big earsTom Anders

New kids on the block: Three maned wolves, which originate from South America, have joined the mixed habitat area at Longleat - in a first for the estate.

Fleur, Arabella and Luna have lived at the park for six months whilst keepers prepared their new home. Their diet consists of vegetables, insects, fish and meat.

Weather Watchers/Amanda Norfolk Elizabeth Gardens in Salisbury with the sun shining through the leaves of a tree.Weather Watchers/Amanda Norfolk

Dappled delight: In a rare moment of calm weather, Salisbury residents were greeted with this view of the Elizabeth Gardens on Tuesday evening.

Many thanks to Weather Watcher Amanda Norfolk for sending this in.

Gloucestershire

A middle-aged man in a khaki fleece is smiling to camera and holding a placard which says 'Lobsters unite, save our lido' with a red painted lobster on a blue and white striped background. The man is on a driveway with trees behind

Lido lovers: Campaigners hoping to save Stratford Park Lido were jubilant after Stroud District Council voted to fund essential repair works and enable the pool to reopen this summer.

The Cotswolds Dogs and Cats Home A vet in navy scrubs and a yellow cap with white kittens on, is holding a small Jack Russell, Corgi cross sitting in a veterinary clinicThe Cotswolds Dogs and Cats Home

Second chance: Rolo, an eight-month-old Jack Russell and Corgi cross, is to undergo an amputation after being admitted to the Cotswolds Dogs and Cats Home with an untreated fracture.

The charity is fundraising to pay for £5,000 costs of treatment.

Weather Watchers/Rebecca Blackwell A rainbow in a cloudy sky over a valley with wooded sides and a few houses nestled amidst greenery in the middle distanceWeather Watchers/Rebecca Blackwell

Pot of Gold: This stunning photograph of a whole rainbow was taken over Lydbrook this week by one of our weather watchers.

Weather Watchers/Nutkin A black cat with a white belly and paws is lying on a garden wall stretching on its back in the sunshine with greenery in the backgroundWeather Watchers/Nutkin

Rest fest: This kitten was spotted enjoying one of the rare moments of sunshine this week in St Briavels in the Forest of Dean.

Somerset

Taunton Breast Friends A group of women stand, sit and lay down in a shop, all wearing their underwear. A man's head is seen in the foreground, and he can be seen holding a camera.Taunton Breast Friends

Shooting stars: The Taunton Breast Friends descended on Minehead this week for a photoshoot at a lingerie shop for their charity calendar.

The group is made up of women who have had a mastectomy or breast surgery and are looking to empower others.

Paul Hurford A white barn owl, in a barn, carrying a mouse by the head as it flies. Paul Hurford

Feeding time: Local photographer Paul Hurford captured some stunning shots of barn owls feeding their young on the Somerset Levels.

He said he saw two parents feed their five owlets about eight times in the space of 90 minutes.

Wynford Jones A man sits in a small car, which can only fit a single occupant in, with a bubble-style body. It's parked on grass on a sunny day.Wynford Jones

Vintage: Wynford Jones, 78, will take his KR200 Messerschmitt, or bubble car, from Taunton to Land's End and back for charity.

He's celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Bristol Microcar Club Rally. He's puts pedal to the metal in July.

The so-called bubble cars originated in post-World War Two Britain to provide cheap, fuel-efficient transportation amid raw material shortages and economic austerity.

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