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From hiking to fundraising we round up the good news stories from this week

BBC A composite of two images: on the left two women walk across a wooden bridge with their dogs. On the right a young girl wearing Pudsey ears smiles at the camera. She has long blonde hair. — From hiking to fundraising we round up the good news stories from this week

Across Yorkshire there are people doing amazing things every day of the week, and we want to highlight them.

This week a group used AI to bring a miniature Remembrance Day parade to life, while walkers in North Yorkshire used hiking to share their experiences of neurodivergence.

Take a look below and enjoy some positive news stories from across BBC Yorkshire.

AI brings model village to life

Bondville Model Village, near Bridlington, has produced its own Remembrance tribute

Model soldiers and civilians have been brought to life at a miniature Remembrance Day parade.

Bondville Model Village, near Bridlington, in East Yorkshire, used AI to animate the scene.

The attraction in Sewerby features more than 200 model buildings, including a castle, harbour, pubs and a cricket club.

'I feel happy when I'm singing'

Seven-year-old choir singer surprised by Strictly star

A seven-year-old girl was surprised on BBC Radio Leeds this week when presenter Colson Smith played her a message from Vito Coppola, her favourite dancer from Strictly Come Dancing.

Tabatha, from Halifax, spoke to Colson ahead of her performance with the BBC Children in Need choir alongside 15 other young people, who sang a special arrangement of Coldplay song Yellow.

She said Strictly Come Dancing was her favourite TV show as she loved to sing and dance.

The women are exploring new ways to understand and cope with ADHD

A group of women and two dogs walk across a bridge — The women are exploring new ways to understand and cope with ADHD

A life coach from North Yorkshire has set up a walking group for neurodivergent women to find support and build a community.

Mia Oldroyd created "unmasked walks" to give women the chance to get together, enjoy nature, share their experiences and explore new ways to understand ADHD.

The BBC joined a walk in Hudswell, near Richmond, on an autumn morning.

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