A group of middle-aged men who posed for a cheeky calendar have raised thousands of pounds for charity.

They spent nine months modelling for photographs in well-known locations in Goring.

The calendar was a hit and raised £6,000 for the Chestnut Tree Appeal, which aims to build a cancer-care hospice.

Telephone engineer Keith Richardson, 44, who came up with the idea and features as Mr October, said: "Not everyone wants to look at fat blokes with no clothes on.

"We are all drooping in the wrong places and aren't exactly muscle men. We thought we were being optimistic when we got 1,000 copies printed.

"But they sold really well. They were particularly popular with elderly ladies. I'm not sure why. A lot of them wanted to have a touch and a kiss."

Mr Richardson said many of the calendars were bought as presents to send to relatives abroad to prove the town was not really Boring Goring.

Before the men could pose, Mr Richardson had to notify the police in case anyone complained of spotting flashers. The men had to leave home at 5am to strip for the camera.

Mr Richardson was moved to raise funds for the Chestnut Tree Appeal after losing his mother and mother-in-law to cancer.

The money will help to build a countryside hospice for terminally-ill children at The Dover in Poling, near Arundel.

Chestnut Appeal fund-raiser Lesley Lloyd said: "We have one of the calendars in the office - it's great. Although I hope they have their clothes on when they hand over the cheque."