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As the clocks go back this weekend, the city is gearing up for Halloween with pumpkin cams and pirate skeletons.<\/p>\n

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm has placed a camera hidden inside a pumpkin into its enclosures to capture some of its animals in a new light.<\/p>\n

There was more animal fun at a care home in South Gloucestershire when goats, a rabbit and hamsters visited residents.<\/p>\n

And there was plenty of colour on display as people celebrated the festival of light Diwali at the Hindu temple in Redfield.<\/p>\n

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Trick or treat: With Pumpkinfest in full swing at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, a pumpkin cam has been set up to get a spooky view of some of the animals.<\/p>\n

The zoo farm is taking requests on which enclosure the pumpkin cam should be set up in next.<\/p>\n

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On film: Over the summer Bristol was a stand-in for a number of locations for Channel 5’s period drama The Forsytes.<\/p>\n

The show, which premiered on Monday, saw Bristol’s Christmas Steps transformed into Montmartre in Paris.<\/p>\n

All Saints Lane, Denmark Street, Hobbs Lane, Orchard Lane, Frog Lane and Frogmore Street were all stand-ins for London’s busy Soho streets.<\/p>\n

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[Ian Knox]<\/p>\n

Lost bridge: Water levels in the Chew Valley Lake reservoir have dropped in recent weeks, exposing an old road and bridge that is usually underwater.<\/p>\n

In the 1950s, more than 5,000 trees, 70 miles (112km) of hedgerow and the hamlet of Moreton were cleared so the area could be flooded to create the lake.<\/p>\n

Skeleton crew: Mark Davenport, who creates displays for Comicon and Horrorcon events across the UK, has spent a week creating his Halloween display on Thicket Road, in Staple Hill, out of “recycled bits” he said he already had.<\/p>\n

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Udder joy: Keith the goat, Barney the donkey, one-eared rabbit Peter, and hamsters Cookie and Cream were taken to Grace Care Centre in Thornbury to meet some of the residents there.<\/p>\n

The animals were taken inside the home to meet residents not able to get outside.<\/p>\n

A splash of colour: A 19m (62ft) mural has been unveiled in a city centre to celebrate efforts by social enterprises to support the homeless community.<\/p>\n

The mural at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft highlights groups that support the homeless in the city, such as The Big Issue and BillyChip, and signposts people to a fundraiser that hopes to raise money for Help Bristol’s Homeless.<\/p>\n

Diwali celebrations: Hundreds of people gathered at the Hindu Temple<\/a> in Redfield to celebrate the festival of light this week.<\/p>\n

The word Diwali means ‘rows of lighted lamps’. It is celebrated by Hindu people across the world.<\/p>\n

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