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This calendar was put together very quickly at the end of last year after the partner of Charlotte, who organised the calendar, died in a road accident. He was a fireman and had made a similar calendar a few years ago to raise money for the Firefighters benevolent Fund. Weeks before he died he had also taken part in a charity truck pull. Charlotte wanted to make this calendar as a tribute to him and put up most of the money with the profits to go to the Firefighters fund. It was all shot over a cold weekend last November.
At this point I must admit that I knew of Charlotte before this calendar, having seen her dance and perform, and bought this calendar a couple of months ago to help Charlotte rather than for the photos. I wasn't sure at first if I would post the photos and have spoken to a few people who know Charlotte to try and judge her motives in doing the calendar.
The feedback I got was all positive. I was assured that she was proud to appear twice in the calendar and more than happy for people to see the pictures. She tells people that she 'will keep inappropriately stripping for charity as her body means nothing without him'
She proved that when making the calendar. She persuaded many of her partners friends, and a few of her female friends, to do the calendar. She appears in two shots (yes - she really is a trained fireater) and was there for every photo to try and put the others at ease. Didn't help some of the lads very much but the girls were very grateful, especially Louise (white hard hat) who had never even been photographed in a bikini before, let alone naked. She had intended to be wearing a high viz vest and pants like Kat, but Charlotte persuaded her to lose the vest and then to replace the pants with the tool belt. She didn't realise how little of her bottom it covered until she saw the photos later, and they couldn't use any of the ones of her climbing the ladder as they really were indecent!
The calendar is large and I had to cut a couple of pictures in half, and I hope it doesn't spoil them.
Last word to Charlotte though, from the back cover:
'I hope this calendar brings smiles and inspiration to everyone who sees it, and if I continue to shine and to raise money in outrageous ways we will never lose someone so special. Lets make stories!'