SLIMMERS from the dale have helped to raise £3,700 for charity by donating clothes that no longer fit.
As part of the Big Slimming World Clothes Throw, held at the Slimming World groups across the south west Durham team, 148 bags of clothes, shoes and accessories were collected including 27 from the Barnard Castle groups.
The bags have been donated to Cancer Research UK shops in the area.
Each bag is worth about £25 to the charity and the national campaign, which is in its sixth year, is aiming to beat the total raised in 2017 – £3.3million in just two weeks.
The Slimming World team developer for south west Durham, Rochelle Holmes, said: “I can’t quite believe how many bags we managed to collect – I knew our members were amazing but I didn’t expect such an incredible level of effort.
“Collecting them up to take to local Cancer Research UK shops was a real workout in itself but all so worth it.
“To raise such a phenomenal amount for a charity that does so much to beat cancer feels amazing.
“So many people don’t know how much of a difference losing weight can make to health – including reducing the risk of developing cancer. Hopefully this campaign and our efforts for charity will help inspire more people in Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland to improve their health and change their lives by losing weight too.”
