Keighley Healthy Living (KHL) aims to get the town skipping.

With support from the Lion's Den Men's Shed at Cliffe Castle, it is giving away 500 skipping ropes some of them handmade.

The initiative was inspired by 83-year-old Shirley Holmes, a patchwork/craft volunteer teacher with KHL and a member of Oakworth Shed.

"Shirley shared her daily exercise routine of skipping and showed us that its never too late to pick-up your rope and we want to help people do just that!" said a KHL spokesman.

"Some children may already have got a skipping rope and been inspired through an instructor who delivers lessons across primary schools so let's join them, young and old alike, and let's get Keighley skipping!"

For a free skipping rope, email admin@khl.org.uk or call 01535 677177.

A video has been produced by KHL designed to provide ideas and inspiration go to youtube.com/watch?v=ixVFE_PRAK4&feature=youtu.be on the Keighley Healthy Living YouTube channel. And people are invited to share their own footage through #KeighleySkipping.

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