WHETHER you are enjoying an ice cream from Winstones up at the common or kicking back by the lake in Statford Park - the SNJ wants to know how you are enjoying the sun today.

As temperatures rise to high of 32°C this afternoon Stroud is bracing itself for the hottest day of the year.

Send us your pictures of how you’re enjoying the summer heatwave and we’ll post some of the best ones on Facebook and on our website.

Email jaw@stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk or tweet @jamiewisemansnj

Or send the pictures to the Stroud News & Journal via Facebook

Stroud News and Journal:

Harry Greenstreet took this picture of the outdoor pool at Stratford Park

Stroud News and Journal:

By Jeannie Etherton

Stroud News and Journal:

Dion Dean snapped these photos of a hot air balloon sailing over the blue skies above Haresfield Beacon last night.