Slimming World members in Wells and Street have raised £4,600 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 held in Slimming World groups across the UK. It sees members donating clothes, shoes and accessories that no longer fit – and that they're confident they will never need again.

The Wells and Street Slimming World consultants collected 153 bags between them to help support life-saving research.

Slimming World Consultant Ally Kirby, who runs the Wells Evening group, said she is proud of how members came together to support the charity while celebrating how far they've come on their own weight-loss journeys.

She said: "It's always a pleasure to see the excitement in group when The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw comes around. When you're losing weight, it can be easy to focus on the number on the scales without realising how many non-scale victories are happening in the background, like changing dress sizes and body shapes.

"This event celebrates those victories because it's all about members donating their old wardrobe while raising money for an important cause. It makes me so happy to see the confidence in my members as they commit to donating their larger clothes knowing they'll never need them again, because they've made healthy changes they can maintain for life."

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.

Ally added: "Being overweight doesn't necessarily mean a person will develop cancer, but we know that losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight can help prevent a number of health conditions, including some types of cancer. I'm proud to host The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw at my Slimming World group to help Cancer Research UK continue its vital work."

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Over the years, Slimming World has raised more than £30 million for Cancer Research UK through campaigns including The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw and supporting the charity's Race for Life events.

The accompanying photograph shows the three consultants, Ally and Sarah from Wells and Tina from Street, surrounded by the mountain of purple donation bags collected during the campaign.

The Wells Slimming World group is held at Wells United Church every Wednesday.