A free health and wellbeing event for families is taking place in Oldham this month to mark National Fitness Day.

The NHS Oldham Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) has teamed up with GPs from Oldham Central and Oldham Community Leisure to host the event at Oldham Leisure Centre from 10am to 3pm on Wednesday, September 20.

The event will include a range of stalls and activities providing families with information and tips on how to stay healthy mentally and physically.

Stalls will also be providing advice on gaining access to services including mental health services, baby weighing and breast-feeding support, as well as giving free health checks including blood pressure and diabetes.

The Leisure Centre will be giving out free day guest passes on the day and hosting free activities for children under five and their families to take part in including spin, body pump, Zumba, swimming and line dancing.

Nicola Hepburn, deputy place lead for NHS Oldham Integrated Care Partnership said: “We are thrilled to be able to bring this free health and wellbeing event to the families in Oldham.

“We really appreciate just how many people and organisations have been willing to give up their time and resources to make this event happen.

“In particular, the health professionals in Oldham Central who are attending to do in-person screenings and the Oldham Leisure Centre for providing the perfect space for this to take place and for providing all the activities and passes.

“Recent years have highlighted the importance of looking after our health – both mentally and physically. So, we hope that by bringing so many experts into one place it will help and inspire local families to make their health a priority, not to mention have some fun along the way.

“I hope to see lots of people there as it’s set to be a fantastic day.”

The event is free to attend and requires no pre-booking.

For more information and the full schedule of activities to the event's Facebook page.