Coach crew strip for charity

LEICESTER - Employees of a coach service in Britain are posing in the nude for a saucy calendar and the money raised from sales will go to two charities.

The drivers and backroom staff of Roberts Coaches of Hugglescote are being photographed with strategically placed items covering their modesty.

Julie Johnson of Roberts Coaches told Leicester Mercury: “We are hoping to raise in excess of 5,000 pounds. If, however, we can sell 2,000 calendars we could possibly reach 9,000 pounds.”

The calendars will be priced at about 5 pounds and will go on sale in August.

Johnson, who has posed for one of the pictures, said: “I have managed to get some of our coach drivers to get into the spirit of the cause and I have been overwhelmed by the support, so much so that we are going to have a second day shooting photos.”

Transport manager Geoff Cox was one of the first to take his clothes off for the calendar.

He said: “I was reluctant at first but it’s for charity and Julie can be very persuasive. Some of the drivers were not too keen at first. But in the end, they quite enjoyed getting their kit off for charity.”

The beneficiary charities are Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance and Hathem Dog Rescue.

Catherine Foster, fund-raiser for Air Ambulance, said: “It is always good to see the different, innovative ways in which the community supports the air ambulance and keep us flying.”

(Venkata Vemuri can be contacted at venkata.v@ians.in)