MORE than 100 people took part in the first Pendle parkrun on Saturday.

The event, to take place each Saturday at 9am, involves two laps around Alkincoats Park, in Colne, which total 5km.

The run starts at Holt House and is free. Anyone wanting to take part needs to register at http://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/ then print the barcode and take it along. Each week the results will be published online.

Organiser Paul Brown said: “We had a fantastic turn out, 168 runners came along. It was a great day and we were lucky that the weather held out just long enough.”

For more information, visit Pendle parkrun on Facebook.