A group of slimmers were pelted with stones during their weekly meeting in Noak Bridge.
The Slimming World members were left shaken after youths lobbed handfuls of stones through the open doors of the village hall.
The leader, Beverley Taylor, was even hit on the head as she locked up.
She said: "It was quite a frightening experience."
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