The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead with The Yorkshire Post features writer Laura Reid.

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00:00Hi, I'm Laura Reid, the Deputy Features Editor at the Yorkshire Post, and here's a look at what's

00:05coming up in the week ahead. There's an eclectic mix of events on the calendar in Yorkshire this

00:10week, from Gooseberry showing to Lego works of art, but first we turn to those sleigh bells

00:16a-ringing. Yes, in August. The festive period is far from the minds of most this summer time,

00:22but in Bridlington, Christmas is just around the corner. Bridmas Day will be celebrated in

00:28the town on August 6th, promising to bring festive cheer to the East Yorkshire coast.

00:33Last year, the event made its debut, and this year there's set to be Christmas-themed

00:37celebrations on the beach and at various venues in the town, including Bridlington Spa and Soobie

00:42Hall and Gardens. Highlights include a meet and greet with Santa and the Grinch, a Christmas-themed

00:47market, the Santa Express lantern, a screening of Home Alone and an appearance from a pantomime day.

00:53Meanwhile, after touring over 100 cities in 24 countries, Art of the Brick is coming to lead.

01:01It's opening at Broadgate on August 8th and it's an exhibition featuring over 70 large-scale sculptures,

01:09including reimaginings of masterpieces such as Van Gogh's Starry Night and Da Vinci's Mona Lisa,

01:16all made entirely from millions of Lego bricks. This week also sees the return of the North of

01:23England's largest military show, Yorkshire Wartime, held in Doncaster. The event aims to bring history

01:29to life and help people understand what it was like to live through and serve in the conflicts

01:34of the 20th century. People can explore life in a First World War trench, witness battle re-enactments

01:40by living history groups and see parades of some of the country's largest and rarest military vehicles.

01:45There's also due to be a Battle of Britain memorial flights.

01:49And in the North York Moores National Park, the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the country is

01:56returning for its 224th edition this week. The show is held on the first Tuesday in August every year

02:04by the Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Society and this year it's taking place on August 5th at Egton Manor.

02:10Local growers are set to enter the competition and there's going to be music and festivities in the

02:14afternoon before the grand prize giving.