Rugby slimmers celebrate record-breaking year of donations to Cancer Research UK shops
Rugby slimmers have helped support Cancer Research UK by donating unwanted clothes.
Marianne Wilkins, who runs two Slimming World groups in Hillmorton, encouraged members to take part in the the Big Slimming World Clothes Throw.
Slimmers have given clothes they have outgrown for Cancer Research UK to sell in its shops.
Marianne, known as ‘Maz’ said she was “very proud” of her members.
"This is a company-wide clothes throw that we do each year,” she said.
"Each team or area do their own collection of mostly clothes members have slimmed out of.”
The national group has now raised £30million for the charity over the last 12 years.
Maz added: "I’m very proud of everyone’s efforts.”
One of the group’s members called Karl joined Maz’s group last January when he weighed 19 stone.
He said: “The weight is coming off and I’m currently down to 17st 3lbs.”
Karl said the group is friendly and he would encourage anyone thinking about joining to “go for it”.
“Coming to group is easy when the weight is coming off, but my advice is get to group when you’ve had a bad week, reset, listen to people in the room, listen to Maz. I’ve had ups and I’ve had downs but the downs would have been so much worse without the group.”
For more informatin on Maz’s group, visit https://www.facebook.com/slimmingworldrugbywithMaz or scan the bar code attached.
Slimming World groups are held across Rugby, six days a week. For more information about your local group, visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call 0344 897 8000.