ANIMAL lovers are being encouraged to lose pounds - to raise pounds - for an East Huntspill charity.

The Seven Pound Club has already raised £1,500 for Secret World Wildlife Rescue, with members losing a staggering 33 stone, during a year-long campaign.

Now the club are hoping to beat this record and are appealing for more people of all ages to come along and join in their Monday evening sessions at the town's Bay Centre.

Sandra Bartlett, a former nurse and a helper at charity shop, has dropped from size 24 to 16 through healthy eating.

She said: “We call ourselves the Seven Pound Club because the initial aim is to lose just seven pounds, but members can then go on to try and lose a whole stone and perhaps even more if they wish.”

For more information visit the Weekly News website at www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk To find out more, call 01278 783250 or visit www.seacretworld.org/adopt