BARING all for a charity calendar was once the exclusive domain of women's institutes and sports teams. But now regulars at a North-East pub have shown their cheekier side too by peeling off for a good cause.

And while the original Calendar Girls hid their modesty behind pot plants and baked goods, drinkers at The Central Borough, in Darlington, swapped their clothes for pints, pool tables and a darts board.

In 1999, the ladies of the Rylstone and District WI posed nude with perfectly groomed hair. In contrast, some of The Central Borough ladies have just shaved their heads for charity.

The models were the first to admit they are not exactly Page Three material.

Mr January, Gordon Powell, 64, has been drinking at The Central Borough for more than 40 years. His nickname in the pub is Dad.

He appears as a full frontal nude, with only a bottle of Cripple Cock Farmyard Scrumpy to hide his modesty.

He said: "People have been saying things like 'I'm going to put your picture on the fireguard to keep the kids away from the fire' or 'I'm going to stick you on the fridge because it will put the kids off'.

"But I don't mind. I thought it was brilliant and I would do it again."

His wife, Yvonne, 51, is known as Mum in the pub and appears in the calendar as Miss February.

She said: "It turned out a lot better than I thought it was going to, and it was a good laugh.

"We are even getting requests to sign the pictures now, which we will do, for an extra £1 donation to charity."

Miss March, Bev Sanderson, 42, and Miss April, Carol Swales, 46, run the pub together.

Ms Swales said: "When it came to the day, there were 11 of us and 12 months, so the photographer said 'I'll do a group shot'. By then our inhibitions had been numbed by alcohol, so we stripped off and went for it."

About 150 copies of the calendar have been sold so far.

The calendars cost £10 each and proceeds will be shared between the Dogs Trust and Marie Curie Cancer Care.

To order a copy of the calendar, call the pub on 01325-265609.