YOUNGSTERS are being invited to take up a fitness challenge at the Passport to Action Fun Triathlon.

The event being held at Haigh Country Park, Wigan, on October 14 and is an opportunity for young people to have a go at three testing activities: canoeing, orienteering and mountain biking.

The triathlon is being staged as part of Passport 2K, a regional activity programme launched to give 11 to 18-year-olds practical benefits from the region's hosting of the Commonwealth Games. For details phone: 01942 769812.