A WHISK was a secret weapon when members of a village Women’s Institute shed their clothes to re-create the famous Calendar Girls.

Ten members of Stocksmoor WI posed in their birthday suits for the charity calendar, which is now on sale.

Shots of the women discreetly posing nude behind a bar, pegging out the washing and in the bath appear in the calendar.

But there were not enough bubbles in the bath, so many more had to be whisked up for the calendar shoot.

The calendar will raise money for two charities in memory of relatives of WI members.

Linda Coletta-Whiteley’s sister, Pauline Clarke, died of cancer five years ago at Kirkwood Hospice, Dalton.

Marlene Parr is raising money for the Group B Strep Support organisation, which pays for research into the life-threatening streptococcus infection.

Her grand-daughter, Holly James, died of the infection at birth five years ago.

Mrs Coletta-Whiteley, of Almondbury, said: “The idea came when we went on an outing to Wentworth Castle, near Barnsley, and the tour guide said: “Oh, I thought I was getting the Calendar Girls.”

“So I said to him next time we visit we will be and then I said to the girls ‘let’s do it’ and they all agreed.

“It was such a laugh. One of them had to stand outside pegging the washing out and we were all watching from the side.

“In another of the pictures one of the girls was in the bath and we had to whisk it to get the bubbles.

“But everyone was really game for it and it was a fun day, which hopefully will raise a lot for our two charities.”

Poses include one of the members standing behind the bar of a guest house while another poses behind a giant globe.

Holmfirth photographer Phil Hack took the pictures and local businesses and friends of the WI members have all sponsored the calendar to make sure the proceeds go directly to the charities.

The calendar is on sale at the customer service counter at Sainsbury’s Shore Head store and at the Asda supermarket on Bradford Road, Huddersfield.

It can also be bought by calling Mrs Coletta-Whiteley on 01484 307 460.