The Week Ahead with Yorkshire Post features writer Laura Reid

Assistant Features Editor Laura Reid looks at what's happening in the week ahead.

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00:00 Hi, I'm Laura Reid, the Assistant Features Editor at the Yorkshire Post. I've just come

00:04 on to talk you through some of what's happening in the week ahead.

00:09 The Invictus Games competition is taking place this week. That's the tournament for wounded,

00:14 injured and sick servicemen and women that was set up by the Duke of Sussex back in 2014.

00:21 It aims to shed greater awareness and recognition on these people within society and to support

00:27 their path in rehabilitation. It's taking place this year in Germany for the first time

00:32 in Dusseldorf and it's expected that around 500 competitors will take part from across

00:37 21 nations.

00:41 This week is also National Racehorse Week and training yards, studs and retraining centres

00:46 in Yorkshire and beyond are opening their doors and inviting people to get up and close

00:50 to the racehorses and the teams that look after them. There's more than 130 events,

00:57 a lot of them free, that are taking place nationwide and visitors will have the opportunity

01:02 to do things like watch the horses do various different exercises as well as seeing the

01:08 work of things like farriers and physiotherapists.

01:14 On the theme of animals, in Westminster the annual Westminster Dog of the Year competition

01:19 returns on Thursday in partnership with the Kennel Club and the Dogs Trust. The competition

01:26 is a way for those organisations to engage with parliamentarians who are passionate about

01:30 dogs and identify those who are willing to raise canine issues and policies in parliament.

01:37 It's a celebration of the bond between dogs and their owners and it gives MPs the opportunity

01:42 to highlight the work they're doing on dog-related matters.

01:47 And finally to finish on a food theme, now this is my kind of 10k, the marathon do Malton

01:55 returns on Sunday, that's a foodie themed 10k through the town. People can run, jog

02:02 or walk and there'll be lots of food and drink stops along the way. So the idea is that people

02:09 can enjoy views of the North Yorkshire countryside, sample a range of local offerings from food

02:16 producers in the area and fancy dress is also encouraged.

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