TRAINING sessions on how to tackle harassment and unwanted behaviour towards female runners have been held in Bradford.

Local residents took part in Active Bystander training ran by the Bradford District Neighbourhood Policing Team as part of the #JogOn campaign launched by the Safer Bradford partnership to tackle harassment and unwanted behaviour towards female runners in Bradford.

The police reported positive feedback from those who took part in the session.

"Really good session," said one person. "Interactive and makes you more confident in reacting to situations. I would encourage others to attend, especially if it’s something that they wouldn’t normally feel comfortable doing."

"Learning about JogOn initiative, particularly how to report incidents has been very useful,” said another person. “I will pass onto running club leaders and encourage people to attend."

“An extremely eye opening and informative session,” added another person. “It made me think a lot about things I’ve experienced in the past and my past actions. Also, how I would react in situations in the future. Please do this more often and at other locations.”

Anyone who goes running or lives in Bradford can take part in the next session which is planned from July 17 from 6pm to 8pm. To sign up, visit eventbrite.com/e/active-bystander-training-tickets-907786402567