A group of young farmers have posed in nothing but wellies and flat caps for a daring photoshoot - all in the name of charity.
The
men and women of Bedfordshire's Young Farmers stripped off for a series
of nude photographs to raise money for mental health charity, Mind.
The
charity calendar was the brainchild of 20-year-old Emily Steaggles
after her best friend Lizzie Barnes tragically committed suicide in
December 2012.
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September: North Beds Girls (L-R) Iona Sasped,
Polly Greco, Sophie Gilkes, Sophie Botsford, Emma Banks, Lisa Botsford
and Sarah Turner pose in the nude for the charity calendar
Showing their guns: Woburn boys (L-R) Matt
Kennedy, Jake Clarkson, Ainsley Jones, Jake McCloud, Roger Parrish, Josh
Butten, Ed Wisson (sofa) Tom Potter, Josh Warner (floor) pose with guns
and pups for their shoot
July features the Biggleswade boys baring all during a game of cricket, while the Leighton Buzzard girls are hitting the right notes in December, singing songs around the piano.
Emily, from Barton-Le-Clay, Beds, spent three months planning and shooting the calendar, with farming communities from all over Bedfordshire posing for the project.
Domestic godesses: Woburn girls Sophie Smith,
Clare Morton, Jenny Islip, Hannah Price, Hannah Molyneux, Elie Sear,
Sophie Willmott channel their inner Mary Berry
Bats and balls: Biggleswade boys Henry Shaw,
Josh Darton, Jordan Allan (floor), Harry Allan, Tom Davison indulge in a
game of naked cricket
Bottoms up! Leighton Buzzard boys Dave White,
Max Thorne, Pete White, Matt Alexander, John Web, Henry Hunt, Martin
Larman play tug of war in the field
Emily said: 'Lizzie introduced me to Young Farmers in 2006 and from day one I enjoyed everything it had to offer as did Lizzie. She entered almost every activity and competition going, and went to all the events.
'The last naked calendar produced by Bedfordshire Young Farmers Club was in 2009, Lizzie wasn't of age to participate but was very keen to if another one ever came about.
'So I decided a calendar would be a great way to celebrate all that YFC has to offer, and all the things that Lizzie enjoyed, whilst raising money for such a fantastic charity that helps people suffering with mental health issues, so they can get the help they need.
Serious machinery: Silsoe boys Liam Moody, Harry
Chamberlain, Tom Harwood, Dave Russell, Andrew Redman, Joe Redman, Ben
Jepps pose on tractors in a field for the calendar, which will see
proceeds go to Mind
Dinner is served: North Beds boys Andy Bell, Simon Caves, Tom Harris, Ben Brown channel the butler in the buff look
'Mind is one of the most recognised mental health charities and it provides support and advice for those suffering, ensuring they are not alone.'
A total of 76 people took part in the £10 calendar, which also includes four horses, ten dogs and fourteen sheep.
Emily added: 'The Biggleswade girls who did a stock judging theme with the sheep had me in fits of laughter as sheep aren't the easiest animals to control, especially when they are being straddled by a girls who is completely starkers.
'The sheep were leaping about and trying to jump out of the pen while Gina Andrews, who luckily is a Jockey for a living, clung on in just her birthday suit.
'Nothing was too bad about the shoots, other than controlling lots of naked men; Woburn lads are a bit of a handful and have always enjoyed running around without clothes, which apparently is quite a regular occurrence.
'Some people jumped at the chance to show a bit of flesh, others only built up the courage because they knew it was for such a great cause and knew that Lizzie would be looking down laughing at us all.'
Making music: Leighton Buzzard girls Beckey-Jane
Wighton, Anna Taylor, Anna Stone (playing piano) Ali Mackenzie, Pip
Wass pose naked on the piano for the charity calendar
Horsing around: Silsoe girls Emily Steaggles,
Lucy Barnes, Katie Skipper, Charlotte Tompkins, Elli Downing, Alice
Redman, Harriet Ireland (in trough) Laura Millard, Lucy Gray, Jess Burr,
Sid Quorn, Holly Jones pose up
Au natural: Bedford girls Harriet Wisson, Laura
Douty, Claudia Wallis, Janet Dickinson, Hattie Oakley, Hannah Walton
pose al fresco
Tribute: The charity calendar was thought up by
20-year-old Emily Steaggles after her best friend Elizabeth Barnes
tragically committed suicide in December 2012
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