LOCAL faces will appear in place of music video stars in a humorous charity calendar which is due to hit the shelves.

For the second year, SS Fitness in Ovingham, led by business owner Diane Shane-Stone, has decided to create its own charity calendar.

This year, each month will feature an iconic scene from a famous music video – with examples including Greased Lightning from popular musical Grease, The Village People’s YMCA and Britney Spears’ Hit Me Baby One More Time.

Funds raised from the calendars will go to Brain Tumour Research, as part of Diane’s aim to raise £10,000 for the charity in a year in memory of her father Michael Shane, who passed away in April, 2016 after suffering an aggressive Glioblastoma Multiforme tumour (GBM).

To date, the team has raised more than £6,000 through events such as the 2017 Mad March Mare, a sponsored walk along Hadrian’s Wall and a charity health and fitness day.

The year-long fund-raising effort will come to an end after 2018’s Mad March Mare, when Diane hopes the £10,000 target will be reached. Before then she is planning another sponsored walk and an auction of prizes to help boost her total.

All of the models for the 2018 calendar are friends and clients of Diane’s and local businesses have helped out by sponsoring a page to help pay for production costs.

The calendar will go on sale next week at a cost of £7.95, with all proceeds going to Brain Tumour Research.

“The calendar was so popular that this year we decided to do another one,” Diane said.

“People were asking us as early as April and May. We sold just short of 200 last year and we’re hoping to exceed that this year.

“£10,000 is a big challenge but everyone who has got involved has been amazing and it has been a massive team effort.”

Calendars will be available to buy from the WI in Ovingham Reading Room, in local businesses including Balls of Prudhoe Fish and Chips and on the SS Fitness website at www.ssfitnesspt.co.uk.

To get involved in one of SS Fitness’ fund-raising events contact Diane at dianessfitness@gmail.com