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Wiltshire in Pictures: Stunning Salisbury blooms

Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images A floral display with lots of material shaped to look as though it is floating in a cathedral with dramatic coloured lighting. Two people making finishing touches with flowers.Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
Salisbury Cathedral has been full of stunning blooms this week

Continued good weather has made for some good snaps this week - but a Wiltshire resident has also been in the presence of royalty and another has celebrated her 111th birthday.

Salisbury Cathedral's Flower Festival has seen the ancient space filled with stunning and creative blooms and displays.

Wrestling's return delighted a crowd in Swindon, and a new hotshot has signed for Chippenham Town.

Cheryl Dennis/BBC Four women study a large and intricate floral display which is part of the Salisbury Cathedral Flower FestivalCheryl Dennis/BBC

Floral bonanza: Salisbury Cathedral's Flower Festival is on this week, finishing on Sunday. This year the event is called The Spirit of Water. More than 500 arrangers put together more than 30,000 blossoms for the festival, which was expected to attract about 15,000 visitors.

Emma Meek Two wrestlers, mid-match, mostly unclothed, wearing shorts and protection on knees and elbows. One looks to be screaming as it seems he is about to lift the other.Emma Meek

Returning hero. Having trained in the town many years ago at the renowned 4FW (Four Front Wrestling) training, Eddie Ryan returned last weekend as the reigning Kingdom Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. Known as 'The English Lion', he was part of the line-up at the Deanery Theatre (below).

Emma Meek Wrestling fans cheer on the competitors in the ring at the Deanery Theatre in SwindonEmma Meek
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award The Duke of Edinburgh wears a sun hat and blue suit as he smiles and speaks to a man in a military-style uniform. A small smartly-dressed crowd is behind them.The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Royal recognition: Steve Coles, 72 from Melksham, has been helping young people by volunteering for the Duke of Edinburgh Award for 55 years, partly through his work with the sea cadets too. This week, he got to meet His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at a Buckingham Palace celebration.

Re-engage A large village-hall type room with trestle tables and chairs laid out, all with a group of people sat round with tea and cake. All have turned to look at the camera, smartly dressed. There is bunting and balloons.Re-engage

Time for tea: A group that helps tackle loneliness has just celebrated 50 years of monthly tea parties. The Royal Wootton Bassett group of Re-engage has so far held 600 tea parties, prepared more than 7,000 scones, eaten at least 10,000 egg sandwiches and sipped more than 12,000 cups of tea.

Lawn Manor Academy Bubacarr smiles at the camera while standing on a football pitch. He has a polo top on and holds a football in one arm and a Barcelona badge and lanyard in the other.Lawn Manor Academy

Rising star: Year 10 pupil at Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon, Bubacarr, has signed for Chippenham Town. He spent five weeks on trial before being offered a contract - the fastest time any player has done this for the club's under-16s team. He currently plays as a striker for Swindon Town Football Club's Boys advanced team, recently scoring seven goals in a tournament in Barcelona.

Weather Watchers / Katrina River in front, with reeds on the side, a green ,meadow and trees behind with a flock of grazing sheep. Sun bounces off the green with the cathedral spire in the distance. However, the clouds overhead are a deep grey.Weather Watchers / Katrina

A contrasting scene; Weather watcher Katrina captured a brief moment of dark cloud over Salisbury's water meadows and cathedral in what was otherwise a sunny day.

David Baker Anne Baker wears a lavender cardigan and shirt as she looks down at a bouquet of flowers with yellow, blue and white.David Baker

Very big birthday: Anne Baker has been celebrating her 111th birthday as the oldest woman in Wiltshire. Her son David told the BBC it is not as easy for her to converse anymore but she is still sharp, often solving crossword clues.

The back of man wearing a grey hoodie as he leans over a table writing on a large bit of paper about how community makes people feel

Mental health week: Swindon & Gloucestershire Mind organised a number of events for the national awareness week, including an art activity at Gorse Hill, Swindon.

Weather Watchers / Thistledown Purple thistles in a field on a sunny day with trees and rolling hills in the distance.Weather Watchers / Thistledown

Wonderful weeds: Considered a pest by some, the beauty of thistles was captured by weather watcher Thistledown with this photograph of a sea of purple flowers in Great Bedwyn.

Weather Watchers / Nelly PS A dark blue, clear, evening sky with a nearly full moon, a bright yellow colour with a dark line of trees along the bottom of the picture.Weather Watchers / Nelly PS

Evening strolls: As the days become longer, it has become a little easier to take moon pictures and warmer for a walk too, as weather watcher Nelly PS did in Froxfield.

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