Volunteers have been stripping off to help raise the £1.2 million needed to refurbish Haworth’s parish church.

They have come forward to be part of a pair of charity Calendar Girls-style calendars for 2012.

These will feature people either living or working in Haworth, including some local councillors. They will be pictured against familiar Bronte Country landscape, all wearing a lot less than usual.

Haworth resident Sarah Granby, who came up with the idea for the project, said: “Paul Barker, a former News of the World photographer, has now taken the pictures we need and they are fabulous. Hats - and everything else - off to all!

“I must say we have had some very willing volunteers in Haworth, we’ve had so many we’ve actually had enough pictures to do two calendars - guys and gals.

“This will give it a competitive edge to see which sells most and that would make us a little bit different from all the other charity calendars that will be on sale.

“We’re calling them ‘Haworth Couldn’t Wear Less - His’ and ‘Haworth Couldn’t Wear Less - Hers’.

“We are looking for some local businesses to provide about £1,000 worth of funding to cover the costs of printing and for outlets willing to sell the calendars for us from mid October.

“People can follow the project on our Twitter account which is @HaworthCalendar.”

She said she would also like help from someone with computer skills to put together a thermometer-style graphic which can be featured online and updated to allow people to keep track of how many calendars are being sold.

People willing to support the project can email haworthcalendar@aol.com.