Slimming World members in Newton Aycliffe & Sedgefield have raised £3,300.00 for Cancer Research UK by donating the clothes they’ve slimmed out of to the charity’s shops.
The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw with Cancer Research UK is an annual event that takes place in Slimming World groups across the UK. It sees members donating good quality clothes, shoes and accessories that no longer fit – and they’re confident they will never need again.
The Newton Aycliffe & Sedgefield Slimming World groups, who meet weekly at Woodham Community Centre & Sedgefield Methodist Church, collected 110 bags to help support life-saving research.
Slimming World Consultant Sam Hudson, who runs the groups, says she’s proud of how her members came together to support the charity, as well as to celebrate how far they’ve come on their own weight loss journeys.
As well as raising funds for Cancer Research UK, the Big Slimming World Clothes Throw raises awareness of how maintaining a healthy weight reduces the risk of 13 different types of cancer. Overweight and obesity is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer in the UK – causing more than one in 20 cancer cases.
Over the years, Slimming World has raised more than £25 million for Cancer Research UK through a variety of campaigns including The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw and supporting the charity’s Race for Life event series.
Last year, Slimming World members, Consultants and head office staff raised £2.9m for Cancer Research UK through The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw and are aiming to make this year even bigger and better.
The Newton Aycliffe Slimming World group is held at Woodham Community Centre in Newton Aycliffe every Monday & Wednesday and Sedgefield Methodist Church every Tuesday. For more information or to join Sam’s group, either pop along or call her on 07970 451284.
Or, for more information, call 0344 897 8000 or visit: www.slimmingworld.co.uk