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A group of friends have turned to a hit British comedy for the inspiration behind a new fundraiser for cancer sufferers – Calendar Girls. Eighteen friends have banded together to produce their own take on the 2003 movie to make their own Rural Women Calendar. Members of the Marlborough Provincial Rural Women NZ group have modelled for the quirky calendar by dressing down for the occasion. Committee member Glenda Robb says the idea was sparked by discussions around doing something different, but all in the best possible taste. “It came from a discussion about fundraising at our Marlborough Provincial committee meeting and how some fundraising was getting difficult in the current economic and Covid climate. “Some of the ladies were looking for something different to do as well and were inspired by the Calendar Girls movie. “I did it too – reluctantly. I was told I had to as it was my initial suggestion. I never thought for a moment they would take the idea up “Some were nervous however the biggest majority was done as a group and the others encouraged and made them laugh!” The Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi screenplay was based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who made a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research under the auspices of the Women’s Institutes in April 1999. Glenda says Rural Women New Zealand is currently involved with a national project to
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A member of the Marlborough Provincial Rural group models for the new calendar. Photo: Supplied.
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