Greatest Losers are all winners

Four Stratford Women have been named Slimming World's Greatest Losers, after shedding 18 stone between them.

Rachael Perks runs four groups in Stratford, two groups on Thursday evenings at Stratford High School and two groups on Friday mornings at the Rosebud Centre.

Rachael's four Greatest Losers this year are Paula Fairbrother, Sandy Russell, Trisha Jukes and Laetitia Destin.

Sandy said: "Collectively we have lost just shy of 18 stone, which is a fantastic achievement and we are all very, very proud of this.

"All of us had different reasons for joining and different journeys along the way, but our mainstay throughout has been the gorgeous Rachael, going above and beyond the call of duty.

"As Paula aptly said to me, if it wasn't for Rachael, I'm sure I would have given up a long time ago."