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After noticing a "girlie" calendar in a local mechanic's shop, she hits upon an idea to raise funds to buy a new sofa. She proposes producing a calendar featuring members of the Knapely branch of the Women's Institute discreetly posing nude while engaged in traditional WI activities, such as baking and knitting.
- $10 million
- 2 September 2003
- Suzanne Mackie, Nick Barton
- Patrick Doyle
Jul 14, 2018 · The original calendar featured 11 members, who covered their modesty with pianos, flowers, teapots, song sheets and sewing. Since its release it has raised more than £5m for the Bloodwise charity. PA
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Apr 1, 2019 · All 3,000 copies of the original calendar were snapped up, within a day of it being released, with collectors from as far afield as the US and Australia jamming hotlines to get their hands on ...
Source eBay UK. THE original Alternative WI Calendar for 2000 which inspired the Calendar girl film with Helen Mirren and a multitude of copycat calendars afterwards. This is one of the original calendars from the first print run - not many of these around now.
Oct 5, 2012 · Final curtain for world famous Rylstone Calendar Girls. Skipton. An image from the original calendar. A group of women whose journey started with a modest ambition to raise a few pounds for cancer research into non-Hodgkins lymphoma are about to draw the curtain down on their sky-rocketing fundraising adventure.
Apr 30, 2024 · This is the calendar that the film and stage play is all about - the "ALTERNATIVE WI" calendar from 2000. The calendar is in very good condition for its age and given the quality of paper it was printed on.and my untouched digital photos does not really do it justice.
The inspirational story of the Calendar Girls is one known to people across the world. The creation of an alternative WI calendar to raise funds in memory of John Baker, grew into an international phenomenon. The original Calendar Girls on the museum locomotive.
