Rylstone's famous WI calendar girls, who bared all to boost leukaemia research, will officially open the Manorlands Garden Party this summer.

The 11 members of the village Women's Institute shot to international stardom when they shed their clothes for the calendar, sales of which raised a staggering £330,000.

The women - who have since launched a similar calendar in the United States and are to be the subject of a movie - will start the July 9 garden party at 1.30pm.

The annual extravaganza in the grounds of the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice will feature the usual huge range of attractions, including stalls and games.

Among those entertaining will be the Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band and the Gordon Wilson Dance School.

Refreshments will be provided by the Haworth and Worth Valley Rotary Club.

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