The Slimming World group’s 50th Golden Birthday party took place at the Rugby Club in Wrexham last week.

Parties were held in all 19,000 Slimming World groups across the UK and Ireland in September to celebrate the weight-loss organisation, who have helped individuals reach their dream weight and change their lives for the past 50 years.

Karen Wood, a Slimming World consultant in Wrexham, said: “I’ve done this job for the last 15 years and I’ve just celebrated being at my goal weight in June.

“My members had plenty to celebrate at our 50th birthday event, which included them being at their goal weight for years to being able to come off various medication as a result of their weight loss.

“We all had an amazing day, we had gorgeous food like quiche, dips, trifle and roulade but made to healthy recipes with less fat and sugar. There were some fantastic weight loss awards including a young mum, (Claire Dickson) who received her four stone award.”