CUSTOMERS got more than they bargained for when they asked for 'a butchers' at meat products.

Butchers at JH Clark & Sons, High Street, Princes Risborough, bared all at Princes Risborough Street Fayre as part of the Risborough Festival.

The theme of the festival was fairy tales and the butchers took a risque line with their Emperor's New Clothes idea.

The fairy tale is about a king who was conned into trying on new clothes described as a very fine weave that they could not be seen. But he was in fact naked.

One of the butchers who joined in the fun was Barry Clark who said: "We wanted to do something different so we came up with this idea."

Customers had to pay to see the sight, with money going towards MacMillan nurses.

The butchers also had three people running for them in the Wycombe Half Marathon, also in aid of MacMillan nurses.

Butcher Steve Curtis and Susan and Russell Fenn all ran, with Steve knocking 25 minutes off his last time.

Mr Clark said: "After last year, he said never again but he felt he had to do it."

By baring all and taking part in the marathon the group raised a total of £2,616 for the MacMillan Nurses appeal.

Mr Clark said: "We had our Emperor's New Clothes which raised quite a lot of money and a lot of sponsorship money came in from the Wycombe Half marathon."

He added: "We take our hats off to everybody who supported us and gave us some money."

Peggy Howell, treasurer of the MacMillan Nurses for the Wycombe area, was very grateful for the money.

She said: "They've done this for five years and up until now they've raised £4,000. This is by far the most money they've raised at one time."

JH Clark & Sons has already proved to be part of the Princes Risborough community, winning the Best Kept Town Centre Premises competition.

But the butchers have since returned to wearing clothes and aprons when serving customers.