THE Baldies have launched an all star calendar which aims to raise £10,000 for the DCH Digital Mammography Appeal.

The calendar features nine of the women from Weymouth who took part in a sponsored head shave earlier this summer.

The group and their friends took part in a number of fundraising activities to raise £20,000 so far for the Dorset County Hospital Digital Mammography Appeal.

Now the ladies have released the 2012 calendar – which is a high-quality glossy calendar featuring professional photos of the Baldies.

Organiser Anne-Marie Male said: “If we sell all 2,000 of the calendars we will make £10,000 which will really boost the fundraising effort.

“All I am asking is that for one year people buy our calendar so that we can have this machine which is really needed at the hospital.”

A total of 12 businesses sponsored the calendar so that it was free to produce and every penny raised can be donated straight to the appeal.

Mrs Male added; “I would like to thank the generous businesses who sponsored the calendar so that we are able to donate all the funds.”

The calendar costs £5 and is currently on sale at the League of Friends Shop in Dorset County Hospital, the Wessex FM office in Dorchester and The Party Shop on Abbotsbury Road.

The Baldies were inspired by Weymouth hairdresser Anne-Marie Male who was diagnosed with breast cancer last October on the day of her 42nd birthday.

Her friends and family rallied round to support her and her best friend Gerry Lewis suggested that if Anne-Marie lost her hair, then so would her friends in support.

So eight of her female best friends and 10 male friends, including Anne-Marie’s husband Steve, agreed to shave their heads for charity.

Another six male friends then had their chests waxed the next day.

The DCH Boost appeal has raised more than £400,000 so far but needs to raise £500,000 in order to buy and install a digital mammography machine at the hospital, which will save lives.

If you would like to make a bulk order or if you are a retailer that could sell the calendar contact Steve on steve@webminus.com