A women's only gym has opened dedicated to keeping women "safe and comfortable" when exercising.
Katy Maddock, Ashley Birss and Lucie Maddocks decided they wanted to open their own safe space for women to train and learn about exercise after they met while all working at Pure Gym. Katy and Ashley were personal trainers at the time with Lucie being the assistant manager of their gym.
The three found that women often didn't feel comfortable in the weights area of the gym and decided they wanted to save up to try and make their dream a reality. Speaking to the ECHO ahead of the opening of GirlCode, Katy, 26, said: "We noticed women hated being in the weights area.