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A service to celebrate the life of Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell has been held.<\/p>\n
Mrs Miles-Bramwell died at her home in Mallorca, Spain, last month, aged 76<\/a>.<\/p>\n The cortege went past the company’s head office in Somercotes, Derbyshire, close to where she started out in 1969, before going on to Derby Cathedral.<\/p>\n She was made an OBE in 2009 for services to the health of the British public and her charitable work.<\/p>\n Guests were asked to observe a traditional black and white dress code with donations invited to the charity Blood Cancer UK.<\/p>\n Slimming World started in a church hall in Alfreton, Derbyshire, in 1969 – but expanded to become a network of more than 3,500 consultants and about 700,000 members, according to the company.<\/p>\n She was named Business Woman of the Year at the National Business Women’s Awards in 2023, and had been honoured in the Top 100 Influential People 2025.<\/p>\n Ruby Parsons, a senior stylist at Hair and Beauty Slimming World in Somercotes, said: “She was just a pleasure to be around.<\/p>\n “Don’t get me wrong, it was nerve-wracking – but that wasn’t because of how she made you feel but because you wanted to please her.<\/p>\n “She was everything to us, she wasn’t just a boss, she was a friend.”<\/p>\n Follow BBC Derby on <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>, on <\/em>X<\/em><\/a>, or on <\/em>Instagram<\/em><\/a>. Send your story ideas to <\/em>eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/a> or via <\/em>WhatsApp<\/em><\/a> on 0808 100 2210.<\/em><\/p>\nMore on this story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n