Andrew Matthews

Members of the Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Island Sailing Club take part in the annual Brambles cricket match on the Bramble Bank sandbank in the middle of the Solent at low tide. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first game being played

@belperbarlow @TourofBritain @PA @HistoricBorders Great photos Jane Love going up to Scott’s view!

Stage one of the Tour of Britain in the Scottish Borders, starting and finishing on the cobbles in Kelso, and passing through Coldstream, Melrose, Jedburgh and St Boswells which included climbs at Scott’s View #TourOfBritain #cycling #britishcycling #scottishborders #Scotland

Conservation and curatorial interns undertake an inspection and clean of the #MaryRose at the Mary Rose Museum. As well as the clean, once a year, measurements are taken of the cracks and gaps across the ship to record any movement or changes in the shape of the timbers

The Red Arrows, the RAF Chinook Display team and members of the Royal Canadian Air Force during day 3 of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford #RIAT2024 #redarrows

King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart Buckingham Palace, London, heading to the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, London #StateOpening

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire #britishGP #LewisHamilton

Michael Stanley, known as 'Major Mick' during the launch of his new Tintanic rowing challenge. This year he will be completing his fifth and last year, raising money for the charity Children on the Edge. So far he has raised over £80,000 and rowed over 400 miles

The Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel sets sail from Portsmouth to Caen, carrying 31 D-Day and Normandy veterans who are travelling with the Royal British Legion and Spirit of Normandy Trust to take part in commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. #dday #dday80

Competitors race during the World Lawnmower Championships, held by the British Lawn Mower Racing Association, in Alford, Surrey

The tall ship Phoenix makes it's way along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, en route to the Gloucester Tall Ships festival which takes place this weekend at the city docks #tallships

The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow on the horizon over Basingstoke in Hampshire #Auroraborealis #aurora

A giant wicker man is burnt as part of the Beltain Celtic Fire Festival at Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire #Beltane #beltain #GreenMan #MayQueen

Cunard's newest cruise ship Queen Anne makes it's way up Southampton Water, after sailing from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice following five years of construction in Italy, and will undertake her maiden voyage next month #queenanne

British Railways Ivatt Class 2MT Tank Engine number 41312 makes it's way along the Mid Hants Railway, also known as the Watercress line, near to Ropley in Hampshire

Sikh soldiers of the British Army take part in the Holla Mahalla Sikh military festival, at the Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire. The centuries old Hola Mahalla festival celebrates Sikh martial traditions, and promotes courage, preparation, and readiness

A newly conserved 18th-century painted glass window is re-installed at the The Vyne in Hampshire. Originally made by John Rowell, it is considered the most important surviving example of his work and features interpretations of the Adoration of the Shepherds after Van Dyck

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth Harbour. The carrier had to cancel its departure last month, to take part in Exercise Steadfast Defender, after last-minute checks found an issue with its starboard propeller coupling

People take part in the New Year's Day Dip at Stokes Bay, Gosport, to raise money for Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service #NewYear2024 #newyearsdaydip

Actors from the London Touring Players take part in a dress rehearsal for a production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in the ruins of Beaulieu Abbey in Beaulieu, Hampshire which runs from 14th - 24th December #Dickens #ChristmasCarol

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales returns to Portsmouth Naval Base following a three-month deployment to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States