Following on from The Colander Girls revealing all in their charity calendar, they have now revealed that their antics raised £1,228 for the Mermaid Centre at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro

Staff from the health records team at St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle, inspired by the film Calendar Girls, decided to produce this charity calendar last year and are over the moon by the support that they have received.

Jennifer Philp, who initiated the idea and thought up each of the calendar shots, was is thrilled to hand over a cheque to the Mermaid Centre. “I just want to thank all of the girls who appeared in the calendar with me, our wonderful photographer, Catherine Henwood and especially BJ Press Ltd in Truro,” she said. “The amount is far more than I ever expected to raise and I would like to personally thank everyone who purchased a calendar.

“One person I forgot to thank is Colin, the stainless steel colander; he saw sights that day that no other colander should ever have to see.”

Sarah Zee, clinical nurse specialist/team leader at the Mermaid Centre, said: “It’s so overwhelming when people take the time and trouble to raise money for us at the Mermaid Centre. We just want to thank all the ladies in the health records team at St Michael’s Hospital, Jenny, Clare, Tracy, Jade, Rachel, Debbie, Grace, Helen, Georgie and Claire. All the money that has been raised will go back to the people of Cornwall, as we strive to improve the treatment and care to our patients.”