A KNUTSFORD slimming group has lost 58 stone and made more than £400 for charity in the process.

Members of the Shawheath Social Club Slimming World group have collected 17 bags of clothes after slimming out of them to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Jasmin Scantlebury, leader of the group, encouraged members along with their friends and families in Knutsford to spring-clean their wardrobes and collect the clothes that no longer fit them due to weight loss, to try and generate stock for the town’s Cancer Research UK shop.

“The incredible members of my group have amazed me with their enthusiasm, dedication and commitment,” said Jasmin. “This year’s Big Clothes Throw being my first has been a fantastic success, and I can’t believe just how many bags my members, their friends and families have managed to collect for Cancer Research UK.

“It’s been so rewarding and I’m so proud to help pull together such a phenomenal amount of stock for such a worthwhile cause and the icing on the cake is to be able to dress the Knutsford Cancer Research window with my members’ clothes personally.”

The group, which meets every Tuesday at the club on Mobberley Road, has lost 58st 40lbs since January this year.

It is taking part in the organisation’s national fundraising campaign, the ‘Big Slimming World Clothes Throw’.

Last year Slimming World’s Big Clothes Throw raised £1.7m for Cancer Research UK, and this year the organisation aims to raise £2m for the charity.

With each bag worth up to £25, Jasmin said she hopes the contribution from the group will help to reach that total.

Mary Nuttall, a member who has lost four stone since January 18 and dropped from a dress size 24 to 16, said: "It felt really liberating to donate all my old clothes. I actually enjoyed bagging them up and saying goodbye. It felt like I was saying bye to the old me.”

Sandra Daniels, manager at the Knutsford Cancer Research UK shop, said: "We’re really grateful to all the Shawheath Social Club Slimming World members who cleared out their cupboards and generously donated their unwanted items to Cancer Research UK shops. All funds raised will go towards the charity’s research to beat over 200 types of cancer, helping to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured."

The Shawheath Social Club Slimming World group meets on Tuesday at 9.30am and 7.30pm at Shawheath Social Club, Mobberley Road, Knutsford.

To find out more visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call Jasmin on 0798 555 2402.