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The 10K race will take place in and around Bishop Burton College

A charity is holding a 10km (6.2 mile) run to raise awareness of mental health issues in the farming community.

The first-ever Farm Run will be held in the grounds and roads around Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire on 28 September.

Organisers said recent surveys found that 95% of farmers aged under 40 reported that their mental health was a concern.

Farmers in and around Bishop Burton can enter the race for free.

Jonathan Frary, from event organiser Curly’s Athletes, said: “Farmers are the backbone of Yorkshire, but too often they face these challenges alone.

“By offering free places we want to give something back, create connections, and celebrate everything they do for our communities.”

More than 680 runners have signed up for the event, which is also being organised by the Cottingham-based Fitmums and Friends which runs fitness events across Yorkshire.

The charity’s founder Sam Barlow said the event was a chance to “extend support to the farming community”.

Amanda White / BBC FitMums founder Sam Barlow who has curly blond hair and is wearing a grey zipped topAmanda White / BBC

FitMums founder Sam Barlow says the event aims to support the farming community

“It can be a lonely, isolating job with very high levels of anxiety, particularly in female farmers, so the research would tell us,” she told BBC Radio Humberside.

“We just want to make this an opportunity to really support our farming community, which is so important.

“[We want to] remind them they’re not alone and that taking time for themselves is just as important as the work they do for all of us.”

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