These stunning visuals show hot air balloons taking to the sky above Bristol.
The balloons were launched this morning (Wednesday 23 July) by teams preparing for this year's Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Images and videos show the balloons soaring above iconic sites in the city including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Harbourside.
Today's launch is a 'test run' in preparation for the big launch.
The balloons were launched this morning (Wednesday 23 July) by teams preparing for this year's Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Images and videos show the balloons soaring above iconic sites in the city including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Harbourside.
Today's launch is a 'test run' in preparation for the big launch.
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00:00Ben Hardy, I'm the Executive Director at the Bristol International Bloom Fiesta, so it's
00:22our 46th edition, Friday 9th to Sunday 11th, we've got loads of activity happening, mass
00:27ascent 6am, 6pm, two night glows on Friday and Saturday evening, then loads of kids entertainment
00:33throughout the day. This morning we're here at College Green, we're going to launch about 18
00:37blooms just to say, hey Bristol, Bloom Fiesta's coming, and we're really excited. Cloudbase has
00:43lifted so hopefully we'll be offline soon. Fiesta's a not-for-profit organisation,
00:47costs three quarters of a million pounds to put on each year, so we have to generate all that
00:51revenue ourselves, and so we've been doing a lot of work this year with new partners,
00:56new sponsors, that we're all very grateful for, so make sure you visit our website and check them
01:02all out. We've had a much better year, we've got a little bit further to go, so please do book your
01:06car parking tickets, please do support us.
02:56So
03:26um
03:45oh
03:56um
04:00and then the scariest one is a solo
04:14so
04:27it'll come through
04:43you