YOUNGSTERS and their parents are being invited to sign up to a free healthy living programme.

The MEND programme - mind, exercise, nutrition, do it - is a free ten week course for children aged seven to 13 who are above a healthy weight.

Parents and their children attend two sessions a week for an hour of exercise and an hour of education.

They learn about nutrition and take part in team sports such as dodge ball.

The course is available from September 13 at Arches Leisure Centre in Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, on Mondays and Fridays from 6pm until 8pm.

Sessions will also be held from September 24 at the Waterfront Leisure Centre on Woolwich High Street on Fridays and Mondays from 5pm until 7pm.

To sign up, call Meera Siyani on 020 8694 7300.