A TEAM of farmers and friends have stripped off for charity this winter.
The 2015 Naked Farmers calendar sees a group of men from Broughton Grounds Farm, near Banbury, and the surrounding villages, going about their daily business in the buff.
The working farm is looking to expand on the visits it has hosted for the last two years, enjoyed by care homes and children from Frank Wise special school in Banbury.
Farmer James Taylor, 35, whose family have worked on the North Newington farm since 1914, organised the cheeky fundraiser.
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He said: “I work with my father, Andrew Taylor, on the farm where we do farm visits for a local day care centre and local care homes. We want to expand the visits for more groups and make the farm more accessible.
“I tried to get some of the older guys on the farm to take part in the calendar but got rather blunt answers.
“It ended up just being whoever was up for it and a lot of the guys from the local cricket club joined in for a good cause.”
Sean Bannister, 31, posed as Mr January.
The boys posed for everyday farming shots in an array of risque scenarios, such as horse-riding, apple-picking and sheep-shearing.
Proceeds will go towards a new path to improve accessibility for wheelchair users and elderly visitors.
The calendar is hoping to raise £2,000. All extra proceeds to be donated to Katharine House Hospice in Adderbury, which offers special palliative care.
James Taylor, who before working on the farm worked with charity Linking Environment and Farming (Leaf), added: “It was good fun, luckily it was not too cold for the photos.
“We are all good mates so it was all a bit of a laugh. Everyone has been very encouraging and impressed we had the guts to do it.”
A group of Oxford students have also posed in the altogether for charity.
For the second year running, athletes from Oxford University’s sports teams have got together to create the Blues Naked Calendar, which last year raised £5,000.
Students pose in the Oxford Union for the Oxford Blues calendar.
This year’s calendar features more than 60 athletes from 12 teams baring all in iconic city locations.
Calendar organiser and history student Mel Kamalvand said: “The theme this year has been to show an action shot of each team in play for every month of the year, and we've sought out iconic and recognisable Oxford locations for the teams to pose in.”
Locations featured include the Ashmolean Museum and the Town Hall.
The calendars cost £10 which will go to a number of charitie.
These will include Oxford Homeless Pathways, and KEEN, which puts on activities for young people with special needs in the Oxford area, plus national charities Against Malaria Foundation and 28 Too Many, an organisation against female genital mutilation in 28 African nations where it is practiced.
Copies can be bought at a number of city shops, including the Oxford University shop in High Street, Elmer Cotton in Turl Street and the Varsity shop in Broad Street.
- For copies of the farmers’ calendar, see the website thenakedfarmer.co.uk and for farm visits, go to broughtongrounds.co.uk/farmvisits/
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