We’re more than half the way through October and there is definitely a spooky theme prevailing in Gloucestershire.
With the ethereal moon illuminating Tewkesbury Abbey in time for half term and bats getting a new transport route in the Cotswolds, the county certainly feels like its getting into the Halloween spirit.
Sunday also marks the closing out of Cheltenham Literature Festival, with thousands of book lovers attending events in the spa town over the past 10 days.
But literary joy has spread across the county, with a celebrity author surprising schoolchildren and a very famous steam train being celebrated.