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Bristol in Pictures: Heroes, just for one day

Steve Mellen
BBC News, Bristol
BBC Four runners cross a bridge over the floating harbour as part of the Great Bristol Run which includes the Bristol 10k and the Bristol Half MarathonBBC
Tens of thousands of people took part in the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run on Sunday

The AJ Bell Big Bristol Run saw thousands of people take on the 10k or the half marathon course on Sunday, cheered on by huge crowds in the sunshine.

The juniors and minis event took place on Saturday, and while they were pounding the streets, more than 50,000 Bath and Bristol fans were turning Cardiff into a corner of the West for the big Premiership rugby derby.

Another event drawing huge crowds this week has been the Badminton Horse Trials in South Gloucestershire.

AJ Bell Great Bristol Run Two young boys both in blue tops run holding hands in the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run juniors eventAJ Bell Great Bristol Run

Doing us proud: Some 1,000 younger runners got the weekend going as the first ever AJ Bell Great Bristol Run juniors and minis event wound its away around the city centre.

Runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon run up a hill near the Create Centre on a sunny day

Great effort: On Sunday it was the turn of the adults to take on the two courses, starting near the centre then, for the half marathon runners, heading out onto the Portway and back, cheered on by enthusiastic crowds all the way.

Bristol Half Marathon runners head back towards the city centre along the Portway in the sunshine
PA Media Bristol Bears' Viliame Mata leaps for the line to score a try during the Gallagher Premiership match with Bath at the Principality Stadium, PA Media

Bragging rights: It was a West takeover at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday as the derby between Bristol and Bath crossed the Severn for a day. The Bears came out on top 36-14 in front of tens of thousands of fans.

Chris Cooper/ShotAway A large group of young people smile at the camera as they pose in a group shot at Alfresco Disco in Bristol. In the background is a large crowd dancing to the musicChris Cooper/ShotAway

Let's take this outside: Alfresco Disco returned to Bristol this weekend (above), the pop-up dance party attracts usually big crowds (below), this time to the adventure playground in Lockleaze.

Chris Cooper/ShotAway An aerial view of the huge crowd packed into a playground for Alfresco Disco in BristolChris Cooper/ShotAway
Getty Images Bristol City fans, many of them young men, sing in support of their team during the play-off match with Sheffield United at Ashton Gate, with their arms aloftGetty Images

Behind the team: Bristol City fans turned out in big numbers to back the side against Sheffield United in the play-off first leg at Ashton Gate on Thursday. Sadly for the hosts, a red card proved key in a 3-0 defeat.

Four people, three women and one man, face the camera along with three men in military uniform during the VE Day celebrations in Clifton Village in Bristol

Special day: The VE Day 80 celebrations continued as the week came to an end, with beacons lit in places like Yate and a special day in Clifton Village (above) on Saturday. Bernard & Maureen Theobald (seated) were part of the celebrations.

PA Media An aerial view of the Badminton Horse trials taken from hundreds of feet in the air shows the main house and the parade ring in front of it with hundreds of spectators looking onPA Media

Bird's eye view: A drone shot of the glorious surroundings just to the north east of Bristol where the Badminton Horse Trials were expected to attract 200,000 visitors this week to watch horses and riders be put through their places (below).

PA Media Sammi Birch of Australia on Finduss PFB on day four of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials 2025, horse and rider creating a huge splash as they enter a water featurePA Media
Mabushar Chaudhry A group of men representing the Indian and Pakistani communities in Bristol stand in a line holding a flag from each nation at an event in Easton to call for peaceMabushar Chaudhry

Call for peace: Members of Bristol's Indian and Pakistani community met up in Easton on Sunday in a show of solidarity and a rally for peace between the two countries.

Hundreds of cyclists ride down a hill onto Malago Road in south Bristol as part of the Bristol Drum & Bass Bike Ride

Pedal power: One last look at the Bristol Drum & Bass On a Bike event which saw thousands of peoples pedalling from Ashton Gate to the city centre last Sunday.

SPAC A man in a suit reads a speech to a room full of people watching on at the new St Paul's Advice Centre office in Bristol SPAC

New facility: More than 50 people gathered to see Roger Griffith MBE officially open the St Pauls Advice Centre's new office at the Junction 3 Library development.

Crowds walk between farming and other engineering equipment at the North Somerset Show

Showtime: For fans of all things countryside, all roads led to the North Somerset Showground near Wraxall for the annual North Somerset Show, which was attended by thousands.

Clifton College A group of people, including the mayor of Bristol, pose in front of the new Chellaram Sports Complex which is owned by Clifton College. The walls of the sports centre are cream and its name is displayed in blue lettersClifton College

In the running: The new Chellaram Sports Complex at Clifton College Sports Ground has been shortlisted for a green award at the Education Property Awards 2025. The complex was built in a partnership between the college, Alec French Architects and Speller Metcafle.

Blooming Bedminster A red post box is seen with a knitted decoration on it with poppies to commemorate VE Day in Bedminster in BristolBlooming Bedminster

New look: Post boxes in Bedminster have been given some attractive new knitted toppers to mark this year's Bedminster Secret Gardens open weekend, which will take place on 14 and 15 June.

Community group Blooming Bedminster has coordinated the project which has seen woollen flowers, bugs, bees and even gnomes created.

Runners head along the Bristol Half Marathon course cheered on by crowds along the roadside

Just one more: Another shot from the Great Bristol Run, at the point where the crowds made all the difference as the runners approached the closing stages.

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