ROTARIANS have teamed up with a Keighley gym to boost the battle against prostate cancer.

Members of the Keighley and Haworth & Worth Valley Rotary clubs are staging a charity cycle challenge – on spinning bikes – at Workouts Gym, in Oakworth Road.

The event – on Sunday, October 2 – is part of a national Rotary Ride initiative.

Proceeds are going to the Prostate Cancer UK charity.

Individuals and teams of five are invited to take part in the challenge, and seek sponsorship for the distance they cover.

Entry for individuals, who will have a half-hour slot, is £5. The team entry fee is £20, and they will have a one-hour session.

All participants will receive a certificate.

Ian Park, president of Haworth & Worth Valley Rotary Club, said: "We’re aware of the suffering of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and the impact on their families.

"We also recognise that many men are still able to live full lives because the medical professionals and researchers have devised so many treatments.

"We couldn’t just stand by."

A Rotary member, who is also a Workouts regular, approached gym owner Paul Royston to see if he could help.

"Fortunately Paul was willing to assist and we’re very grateful to him," Mr Park added.

"At the same time, we went into partnership with our neighbours at Keighley Rotary Club so that we could bring the power of Rotary in this part of West Yorkshire to the project."

Mr Royston said: "When the Rotarians approached me I thought it was a great idea and a wonderful way for us to make a contribution to improving men’s health."

For further information about the challenge and to sign up, visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/haworth-worth-valley-rotary-ride-tickets-403534040177 or search for The Rotary Club of Haworth & Worth Valley on Facebook.

In England, more than 47,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year ­— and over 10,000 die from the disease.

It is the most common cancer in men. It mainly affects those over 50, and the risk increases with age.

Most men with early prostate cancer do not have any signs or symptoms, but there are factors that may mean some people are more likely to get the disease – including your age, having a family history of prostate cancer and your ethnicity.

For further information and more about risk factors, visit the Prostate Cancer UK website at prostatecanceruk.org.