CLEOBURY Mortimer Running Club is gearing up to extend its events calendar after a successful first year.

Formed to supplement Ludlow Running Club, Cleobury has already attracted some 200 participants per week to its Wyre Forest Park Run and enlisted three groups to the Couch to 5k programme.

Next month, members will take part in Run and Talk, a national initiative of organised runs which aims to raise awareness of how the sport can improve mental well-being.

The runs are open to all with a session at Cleobury Mortimer Sports & Fitness Centre on Tuesday, October 11 (7pm). Newcomers can join in a short walk, jog or run followed by refreshments.

The club also plans to launch its first 10k run in the spring of 2017.

More information can be found on their Facebook page or by emailing run@runcleobury.org. Alternatively, new runners are welcome to join the group at the sports centre on Tuesdays from 7pm.