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Somerset in pictures: Darts delight and Mr Darcy

Rachel Candlin & Clara Bullock
BBC News, Somerset
Getty Images Luke Littler celebrating after his win by holding his trophy aloft, open-mouthed, with a background of red and white confetti falling down around himGetty Images
Butlins in Minehead hosted the UK Open darts, won by Luke Littler, on Sunday

As with much of the country, Somerset has been bathed in blue skies and sunshine this week, even if the nights stayed frosty.

There was delight for thousands of fans at the UK Open in Minehead as Luke Littler won the UK Open darts at Butlins.

Over in Bath there were stylish scenes thanks to a Mr Darcy lookalike at the Jane Austen Centre.

And down in Taunton a very special NHS member of staff was being rewarded for years of dedication.

Harry Mottram Swans are swimming on Cheddar Reservoir as the sun rises. Everything is coated in an orange and pink light. Harry Mottram

Gorgeous sunrise: Local journalist Harry Mottram captured these swans swimming on Cheddar Reservoir at dawn.

Jane Austen Centre A man dressed as Mr Darcy in 18th Century clothes, reclining on an iron garden bench with a painted background of a lake behind him Jane Austen Centre
Jane Austen Centre Two ladies dressed in eighteenth century costume smiling at each other in a tea room with a large three-tiered plate of cakes and one of them pouring tea from a china pot. There is a painting of Colin Firth as Mr Darcy on the wall in the backgroundJane Austen Centre

Pride and Prejudice: History was brought to life by a Mr Darcy lookalike and others in period costume at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath this week, ahead of the 250th anniversary celebrations of her birth later this year.

Weather Watcher/Nutkin View over Wells from the top of a hill. There's sheep grazing on the green grass on the hill. THe sun is coming up behind them.Weather Watcher/Nutkin

All's Wells that ends well: This peaceful rural scene was captures near Wells on one of the several sunny days this week.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust A group of midwifery staff in uniform, smiling to camera and surrounding Pip who is holding a certificateSomerset NHS Foundation Trust

Amazing job: Pip Quinn, a midwife at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, said she was "overwhelmingly proud" to have been awarded a national Cavell Star for her 30 years' service.

St John The Evangelist School A large group of staff at St John's School in Clevedon stand facing pupils during an assembly on World Book Day. The staff are in different types of fancy dress and holding up placards saying they are fed up with work and are going on strikeSt John The Evangelist School

Read all about it: Staff and pupils at St John's School in Clevedon made a real effort for World Book Day this week, although judging by some of the placards the teachers had mixed feelings about being at work.

Weather Watcher/Starswood A red hot hair ballon is flying over Charlcombe on a sunny morning. The viewer can see across to Bath over the hill.Weather Watcher/Starswood

Sunny morning: A hot air balloon was captured above Charlcombe near Bath as the weather turned good enough for pilots to take to the air.

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