MOORS Valley Country Park will host a weekly parkrun every Saturday morning.

The first event, held on November 7, attracted more than 400 people, despite torrential rain.

Now the organisers have hailed it a huge success and announced it will take place at 9am every Saturday.

The free, 5km timed leisure run is open to people of all ages, abilities and experience. Runs take place every week but participants don’t need to make a long-term commitment and can take part as often as they want.

Runners can register in advance online and print out a barcode which they present on the day of the run.

Children under 11 should be accompanied by an adult, and dogs are limited to one per runner and must be kept on a lead.

The route taken by the Moors Valley parkrun is flat and easy to negotiate, while being packed with interest. It starts at the totem pole near the Visitor Centre following gravel tracks and tarmac paths through the forest before finishing by Crane Lake.

The parkrun movement began in London in 2004 with 13 runners. Today there are more than 350 parkruns throughout the UK with thousands of participants.

Go to parkrun.org.uk/moorsvalley for more details.