The calendar - Girls With Balls – was inspired by the recent British blockbuster movie Calendar Girls, and features the wives, mums and girlfriends of members of the Club wearing very little... but it's all in a good cause!

The twenty-four ladies of Congleton, who get their kit off in the dressing rooms, on the pitch and behind the bar, hope to raise at least £10,000 from the calendar. Dawn Gibbins, a participant and a member of the calendar organising committee, said:

The enthusiasm and courage that the women had was just roaring. We got them to fill in a questionnaire to say what parts they would be happy to expose and then had a couple of brainstorming meetings. The days when we were shooting were absolutely fantastic, so much fun!

Dawn Gibbins Member of the Calendar organising committee

Raising cash for good causes
The women were keen to raise awareness of the rugby club and provide some much needed funds, especially to invest in their 100 “Minis” - the young players that turn up to enjoy rugby every Sunday.

But the calendar will also raise cash for the charity Against Breast Cancer, chosen for its emphasis on prevention of the disease. Dawn added: “Quite a few of the ladies had got connections with those who had suffered”.

The boys line up for 2006!
Such is the enthusiasm of the ladies that more calendars are planned in the future. Sons, husbands and boyfriends, impressed with this first effort, have already been asking when they are going to be photographed - they will feature in “Get Some Kicks” in 2006. In explaining the delay, Dawn Gibbins said:

“We’ve given them a couple of years so they can get in shape”.