A LOCAL running club is getting off the starting blocks.

Hogweed Trotters have been working hard this year to get beginners into the sport.

After Christmas, they put on a free couch-to-5k programme every Friday night to help people stick to their new year goals.

They were overwhelmed with 66 attendees on the first week.

This Saturday, their beginners will be running their first 5k at the Chipping Sodbury parkrun, which will be quite a landmark.