Every Saturday at 9am for the past seven or so months, an amazing coming together of all people has been happening outside the Beach Hotel on Minehead’s seafront.

Their aim - simply to run, jog or walk five kilometres up and down the coast.

A good week sees over 100 of the very young and the very old and all in between aim to complete the course as fast or as slow as they choose. It simply gets people exercising together in a fantastically sociable way.

Parkrun is completely free and arguably has done more to promote a healthier lifestyle than many very expensive initiatives.

Wouldn’t it be good to see more of the town turn up bright and early on Saturday morning to start the weekend in such a positive way?

Andrew Grainger, Bernard Crescent, Minehead.