A YORK running club with a difference is to begin free "starter sessions" to help get beginners running.

GoodGym combines a group run with a "good deed" like helping out at community gardens or clearing footpaths.

Starter sessions - suitable for everyone including complete beginners - are planned for Thursday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 13.

They will include a task like scything or sowing seeds at St Nick's with some run coaching and fitness work.

Information at www.goodgym.org.