Gloucestershire in pictures: Candlemas and frosts

Our weekly round-up of pictures from across the county includes the usual stunning sunsets which help brighten up this cold time of year.

There was also a special service at Gloucester Cathedral and a piece of Beatles memorabilia being sold at auction.

A photo of Gloucestershire Airport with the sunset in the background of the image. The colours range from orange, to pinks, to yellows.
[Greg Birtwistle]

Incredible skies: Winter can be tolerable when you get sunsets like this, taken by Greg at Gloucestershire Airport.

Parishioners and choir members are seen standing and singing inside Gloucester Cathedral as part of the Candlemas service. The image is taken from a slightly raised position
[Clive Barzillia, Gloucester Cathedral]

Candlelight: Christmas may seem like a distant memory but for some churchgoers Candlemas marks the end of the traditional 40 days of Christmas, and hundreds of people gathered at Gloucester Cathedral for a special service by candlelight.

A frosty plant in the forefront with a blurred background where you can just make out some stones towering up.
[Cotswold Ambler]

Frosty flowers: Cold mornings can have their compensations, such as seeing this scene at Duntisbourne Abbots in the Cotswolds.

Water with a sunrise and trees in the background and a dog in the forefront of the photo.
[Dotty]

Water sight: Someone's four-legged friend seemed to be having fun as the sun came up in this beautiful part of South Cerney.

A book on a glass shelf with a photo of John Lennon on the front.
[BBC]

Going, going, gone: A copy of a book written by John Lennon and signed by both him and his first wife has sold at auction for £2,000. The book, originally published in 1964, went under the hammer at the Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham.

A horse in the forefront of the photo and the fog rolling over the hills in the background with twigs and bushes amongst it.
[Abstract Emotion]

Foggy starts: This photo in Upton St Leonards from up high shows the fog rolling over the hills on Thursday morning.

Hundreds of paper doves dangling from the ceiling in Tewkesbury Abbey.
[BBC]

Community art: About 9,000 paper peace doves have been hung from the ceiling of an abbey as part of a new "breathtaking" art installation. The paper birds in Tewkesbury Abbey have been decorated with messages of "love and peace" by local schools, community groups and residents.

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