GENEROUS slimmers across Saltash have raised £3,800 for charity – by donating the clothes they’ve successfully slimmed out of.

More than 150 bags of clothes, shoes and accessories have been collected as part of the Big Slimming World Clothes Throw, held at both Kelly’s Tuesday and Sophie’s Saturday Slimming World groups.

The bags will be donated to Cancer Research UK shops in the area as part of the national fund-raising drive being run by the weight-loss organisation.

Each of the filled bags is worth around £25 to the charity, and this year’s campaign is aiming to beat the total raised in 2017 – a whopping £3.3m in just two weeks.

Sophie is delighted to have raised so much money.

She said: ‘I can’t quite believe how many bags we managed to collect – I knew my members were amazing but I didn’t expect such an incredible level of effort.

‘It was almost like a purple sea of bags in group! Loading them into the van ready to deliver to the Cancer Research UK shop was a real workout in itself but all so worth it.

‘When my members lose weight I see more than just a physical transformation. Above all, I see their confidence bloom. My Saturday members alone have lost more than 125 stones since January.

‘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 Saltash to improve their health and change their lives by losing weight too.’