Bristol in pictures: Images from across the city

At any point over a weekend there are dozens of photographers out and about in Bristol capturing snapshots of life, from news to sport and live entertainment.

Here is a selection of images taken in the city this weekend.

Wakey wakey: Some big beasts are stirring in the woods at Bristol Zoo Project. The European brown bears are emerging from their dens after months of torpor - a form of light hibernation. Visitors can see them in Bear Wood, which tells the story of British woodland from 8,000 BC to the present day, where the bears have as their neighbours wolves, wolverines and lynxes.

Saints smashed: Bristol Bears' Jo Batley celebrates as he scores the host's first try against the league leaders Northampton at Ashton Gate on Friday night, the first game after a break during the Six Nations. Final score: Bears 52 Saints 21. These bears are also waking up...

Not your standard Friday night: Continuing the theme of beasts awakened, immersive experience Wake the Tiger held its Meridian Soluna event on Friday, a mass spectacle showing off the unique event space after months of expansion work.

Rest in piece: Redcatch Road in Knowle was a sea of red on Friday as friends and family of Mason Rist gathered for his funeral, many of them wearing the shirt of his beloved Liverpool FC. Mason was laid to rest 24 hours after his close friend Max Dixon, who died alongside him when the pair were attacked in Knowle West in January.

Not forgotten: Christine Merchant holds a kite with a picture of her mum Joan Whitcombe at the memorial event 'Ascension' on The Downs in Bristol on Saturday. Artist Luke Jerram's memorial arts project is in memory of those who lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, on the four-year anniversary of the first UK lockdown.

Build it and they will come: A work crew stands inside the giant hangar in Filton that will one day be Bristol's long-awaited concert arena, as the first site preparation work began. Twice the city has tried to build an arena on land next to Temple Meads, and twice those plans went unrealised. Third time lucky? The music fans who currently trek to Cardiff, Birmingham and London to see major acts will be hoping so.

Let's get this party started: The Bristol Jazz Festival started with a musical parade down North Street before a weekend of live performances at the Tobacco Factory, the first year the event has been held at the south Bristol venue.

Pints and plants: Pub landlady Jemma Wiggins smiles as she holds up her certificate from horticultural conservation charity the Plant Heritage, which has accredited her National Plant Collection. Her pub The White Hart at Bitton, and HMP Eastwood Park, have been honoured for their colourful floral displays.

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