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Release Date: 12th November 2005
AFTER celebrating raising over £1million for Leukaemia Research thanks to the world-famous original Alternative WI Calendar, original ‘Calendar Girl’ Angela Baker is having a personal celebration, as she gets married on Saturday 12th November 2005.
‘Miss February’ Angela is marrying Reverend Charles Knowles, 62, a long-time friend of Angela’s first husband John Richard Baker, who sadly died from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. John’s brave fight against the blood cancer inspired the worldwide fundraising phenomenon of the ‘Calendar Girls.’
The marriage takes place in the idyllic setting of Fountaine’s Chapel in Linton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire and will be attended by five of the ladies from the Rylstone WI who stripped off for the famous calendar, who with Angela are now known as the ‘Baker’s half-dozen’, as well as a small number of family and friends.
Angela and Charles are only the second couple to take their vows in the nearly 300-year-old chapel, and the Archbishop of Canterbury gave his blessing for the ceremony.
“I’m hoping it will be a very special and personal day, surrounded by our close friends and family in a unique location,” says Angela. “I really can’t wait, though I will be relying on the girls to help everything run smoothly!” she adds.
Not content with the £1million raised for Leukaemia Research in memory of John, the girls’ efforts in fundraising and publicising the charity are still going strong, with a new Calendar Girls Diary on sale and an ITV series, ‘Real Emmerdale’, which features the WI ladies due to hit the small screen later this year. To purchase the new Calendar Girls Diary, call 02072 699004.
“Raising a million was an unbelievable achievement, but it hasn’t dampened our enthusiasm for raising funds for this wonderful cause – we’re making a start on the next million!” says Angela.
Leukaemia Research is the only national charity devoted exclusively to improving treatments, finding cures and learning how to prevent leukaemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and other lymphomas, myeloma and the related blood disorders, diagnosed in 24,500 people in the UK every year. Further information, including patient information booklets, is available from www.lrf.org.uk
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