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Somerset in Pictures: Vintage outfits and Clarks

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Getty Images A crowd of people, many of whom are dressed in Regency-era clothes. The focus is on a man in a green coat next to women in dresses.Getty Images
Thousands have gathered for the Jane Austen festival in Bath this week

Thousands of people have gathered in Bath this week to celebrate the Jane Austen festival in the 250th anniversary of her birth year.

Meanwhile, more than 25,000 shoes are on show in Street and rehearsals are underway for a theatre play based on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.

Read about that and more in our weekly picture round-up.

Getty Images A woman dressed in a white dress holding flowers is standing next to a group of similarly dressed women on a road in Bath during the annual Jane Austen FestivalGetty Images

Fancy dress: People from all over the world gathered in Bath for a parade celebrating the 250th year since Jane Austen's birth.

Craig Fuller Alison Campbell is jumping into the air during rehearsal of Jane Eyre. She is wearing blue trousers and a white tank top. There are props next to her on a wooden floor.Craig Fuller

New play: Actor Alison Campbell stars in a new production of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, in association with Live Wire and RoughHouse Theatre, at Taunton Brewhouse.

PA Media A man in a blue polo shirt is presenting a brown leather shoe with a high heel. He is standing in front of a gallery wall.PA Media

Heels and history: A shoemaker museum has opened in Street, Somerset, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Clarks shoes. It is situated next to the company's headquarters in Street and houses more than 25,000 shoes.

Secret World A Red Kite facing directly at the camera with its beak wide open with its pointed tongue sticking out. You can see it is wrapped in green towelling. Secret World

Safe now: A bird of prey is being cared for by a wildlife charity after it was trapped inside a food waste skip that had travelled more than 40 miles. The red kite was discovered in the skip that had come from Calne in Wiltshire to a waste site at Avonmouth docks in Bristol.

PA Media A photo of the derelict pier, with a sign reading "danger of death, keep off!" in the foregroundPA Media

Good news: On Tuesday, councillors looked set to cancel the restoration of a crumbling Victorian pier when news broke of some 11th hour funding from the National Lottery Heritage fund. More than 30 years after it closed, Birnbeck Pier appears to have been saved.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston A group of people are standing next to each other at a hospital ward. Some of them are wearing scrubs and lanyards. They are all turned towards the camera, smiling.University Hospitals Bristol and Weston

Emergency care: More patients can now be treated and return home the same day, following the expansion of the Same Day Emergency Care Unit at Weston General Hospital. It was made possible by nearly £5 million in funding from NHS England, awarded to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

BBC Weather Watchers/Nessa A view of the sea during sunrise. The clouds over the sea are coloured pink by the sun.BBC Weather Watchers/Nessa

Dramatic: BBC Weather Watcher Nessa captured the sunrise over the sea in Burnham-on-Sea.

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