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A 68-year-old grandmother has stripped off in order to show her support for soldiers and to raise money for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n

Barbara Witts joined a host of other ladies – the eldest being 84 – who posed for a charity calendar, the Oxford Times reports.<\/p>\n

The so-called GRANaiders Parade have already raised over £4,500 for the charity, but hope to continue to add more money to the total.<\/p>\n

Ms Witts and others cleverly preserved their modesty with some cargo netting and army helmets, although she admits she was nervous about the challenge.<\/p>\n

"Help for Heroes is such a fantastic charity and we all wanted to help it continue the vital help it gives our armed forces," she says.<\/p>\n

The grandmother is already thinking of doing another photoshoot with her 12 friends to carry on showing their support for the troops.<\/p>\n

She might like to take some tips from the Calendar Girls – who were famously pictured nude to raise funds for Leukemia Research and their story went on to be adapted into a film and play.<\/p>\n

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