SHED the pounds for Christmas at Newton Community Centre with a new initiative called Weightwise.

Held every Tuesday from 9.15am to 11.15am, Weightwise gives you the opportunity to be weighed and monitored weekly and take part in an exercise session.

Supported through the St Helens Healthy Living Programme, Weightwise will offer practical advice on healthy eating, an understanding of the balance of good health, knowledge of food labels and recommended portion sizes.

It will also look at stress management, helping you to be aware of the particular impact of stress on your life and learn methods of responding to it more positively.

More details are available by calling the Park Road South centre on 224731.