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11 January 2009
Angela Baker broke down in tears as she spoke about her husband, John, whose death from lymphoma sparked the decision of 11 Rylstone Women's Institute members to strip off for a calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research in 2000.
Six of the original women have launched their first full colour calendar at Harvey Nichols in Leeds, 10 years after their original set of saucy images went on sale.
At the launch, Mrs Baker said: "Thank you for coming. We were a little worried whether anyone would turn up 10 years on but it has been brilliant to see you are."
She continued: "Thank you to all the girls for supporting everything over the last 10 years and for all the money we have made for Leukaemia Research.
"I'm sure John Baker will be smiling, the sun is shining and he'll be so pleased with what we've achieved."
The 2010 calendar is the first to be shot in colour rather than sepia, and shows the six women taking part in traditional WI activities, such as gardening, baking and knitting.
All the women are pictured wearing little more than a set of pearls and a smile, while a sunflower - Mr Baker's favourite flower - adorns each shot.
December shows a traditional Christmas scene, with all the women posing in Santa hats surrounding photographer Terry Logan, who appears dressed as Father Christmas.
Each of the photographs is accompanied by a humorous caption, written by the women.
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