SLIMMING expert Janet Reid celebrated her fifth anniversary helping local people to lose weight by meeting the founder of Slimming World as the organisation celebrated its sapphire (45th) birthday in Birmingham.

Janet, who runs a Slimming World group at St Chad’s Church Hall in Tong Fold, has helped more than 500 members lose over 5,000 lb.

She is pictured here with Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell and fellow North-west leaders Kerry Brettle and Hannah Williams.