PUB landlords are usually hidden behind their bars and hordes of punters.

But in Farnworth all that has changed as 12 of them have posed for a calendar -- in the buff.

Only a few carefully placed items, including a rugby ball, a pie and a Bolton Wanderers scarf, have saved them from baring all.

And more than a hundred calendars have already been snapped up, ready to be placed on walls across Farnworth in 2002.

It has turned the 12 men into mini celebrities.

Barbara Walkden, from the Queen's Hotel, in Market Street, Farnworth, put the calendar together with amateur photographer Ivor Lennon.

She said: "The lads were really up for it and thought it was great fun.

"I just went round to all the pubs and without fail they all said yes."

The calendar -- called Publicans of Farnworth -- As You Never Wanted to See Them -- costs £4. All the money raised is being sent to Children in Need.

It lists the landlord's name, age and pub and also includes a small message from each one.

'Mr November', Bradley Anderson, 30, from The Old Three Crowns, on Higher Market Street, is pictured behind an ironing board alongside the words: "The sooner I get a cleaner the better."

Mr Anderson said: "I was a bit reluctant at first but I decided it was for a good cause so I just went for it."

Burly Market Inn landlord, 39-year-old Tony Collier, is pictured saying: "Yes, I did eat all the pies."

THE PUBS WHICH TOOK PART

January: David Lawson from the Britannia Inn

February: Mark White from the White Hart

March: Tony Collier from the Market Inn

April: Stephen Godfrey from the Bridgewater Hotel

May: John Rollo from The Canary

June: Mick Waters from The Black Horse

July: Mick Blithell from The Clock Face

August: Ian Moss from The Saddle

September: Jock Walkden from The Queens

October: Eddie Harrison from The Wellington

November: Bradley Anderson from The Old Three Crowns

December: Cyril Lindley from The Freemasons