Two of the world famous Calendar Girls visited Airedale hospital to unveil a new garden for patients of the cancer ward.

Angela Baker and Lynda Logan attended the official opening of the new Centenary Garden on Sunday.

Keighley MP Ann Cryer cut the ribbon on the new garden, which features a walled and paved area to allow wheelchair users as well as walking patients, visitors and staff to enjoy all year round colour from the shrubs.

It also contains a bird box and birdbath and two new benches.

They were erected on the site of the new garden by students from the Keighley Furniture Project.

Keighley Rotary Club, which celebrates its centenary this year, paid for the garden.

It raised £5,000 through fundraising events. The District Rotary and the local Community Chest also awarded the project a grant.

Sue Hall, community chair of Keighley Rotarians, said the idea had been inspired by a visit to the botanical gardens in Sheffield two years ago.

She said: "I loved the fact that those gardens were very peaceful, with all ages enjoying the environs of trees, birdsong, bees, colours and perfumes.

"My husband Peter was cared for by the oncology staff at Airedale hospital and we wanted to provide something special that could be enjoyed by patients and their families."

Mrs Cryer said: "It is so much different for patients and their relatives when they can look out on a garden such as this."

Adam Cairns, chief executive of Airedale NHS Trust, said: "We are very grateful for this garden, which I am sure will be used very much by our patients and their families."

Mrs Baker's late husband, John, was cared for at Airedale Hospital.

His death through leukaemia led members of Rylstone Women's Institute to pose for the nude calendar which inspired the hit movie in 2003.