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    A MAN PULLING A DOUBLE-DECKER BY THE HAIR, MASS CHEERLEADING AND A GIANT GINGERBREAD MAN…?  IT CAN ONLY BE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS DAY!

    2 November 2009 (London, UK) – People around the world are getting ready to defy the monotonous month of November and break some wacky and wonderful records on the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day (12 November). Celebrated to commemorate the day in 2004 when Guinness World Records became the world’s bestselling copyright book of all time, Guinness World Records Day attracts hundreds of thousands of record-breakers around the world every year - in a true spirit of philanthropy and fun.

    As in previous years, wacky and wonderful Brits promise to showcase their talent and raise money for their favourite charities on Guinness World Records Day. Among the dozens of attempts planned around the country, London will host the big comeback of 59-year old Manjit Singh who will perform a hair-raising attempt for the furthest distance to pull a double-decker bus with hair (New World Record).  Also in the Capital, commuters will literally come together at St Pancras Station for the most people hugging for one minute (100), while hundreds will descend on Alexandra Palace as they attempt to skate their way into the records book for the longest conga on ice (107). In Southampton the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will team up with Justdance Salsa for the largest salsa dance (451).  Demonstrating his physical strength in support of the British Heart Foundation, “British Master’s Squat Power Lifting Champion” Shaun Jones from Norwich hopes to grab the title for most weight squat lifted in one hour (41,600kg) and the fastest hot water bottle burst (51.98 secs).  In Northern Ireland, Oaks Shopping Centre will celebrate Guinness World Records Day with a record attempt for largest human mattress dominoes (121) to raise money for Marie Curie cancer nurses, and Ballyclare High School will hold the largest sports lesson (250).   Meanwhile, Carr’s Glen Primary School in Belfast celebrates it 70th anniversary by organising the largest gathering of people dressed as storybook characters (NWR).  

    Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday says: “Guinness World Records Day is a perfect opportunity for individuals and organizations to raise awareness of their causes, and this year’s line-up of record-breakers is even bigger and better than last year. We look forward to seeing dozens of new records being broken around the world and welcoming new achievers in to the family of Guinness World Records.”

    Record-breaking mania on Guinness World Records Day will not just hit the UK, as countries around the globe put their best foot forward with amazing attempts such as the fastest vehicle crossing of the Egyptian western desert, during 24 hours in Egypt, largest bikini parade (281) in Australia, and most nationalities in a Sauna (57) in Finland. Elsewhere in Europe, Rolf Allerdissen in Germany will brave the cold November weather in a record attempt for furthest distanced covered in 24 hours on a water slide (75.72 miles) , and Norway sets out to get into the Christmas spirit early with the largest gingerbread man (593.53 kg).  Across the Atlantic, the US will celebrate Guinness World Records Day with events including the largest cheerleading dance (225), in Memphis, Tennessee and most people lassoing simultaneously in Texas.

    Now a global phenomenon, Guinness World Records Day commemorates the day in 2004 when the book became the world’s bestselling copyright title with a hundred million copies sold. Any records set on Guinness World Records day are short-listed for inclusion in next year’s edition of the book, which is currently enjoying a top position on the UK’s bestseller list. Information on the exact time and location of each of these events is found in the notes to editor. Some of the times are subject to change.

    For further information, picture requests or attendance on UK events, contact:
    Karolina Thelin or Amarilis Espinoza 0207 891 4518 / press@guinnessworldrecords.com
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    UK & Ireland – Events on Wednesday 11th November 2009:

    Farnborough, Hampshire

    • 18:00: Largest gathering of people wearing underpants (146). For Cancer Research the people of Cardiff will be treated to the sight of over 200 men in their underpants. Tilebarn Close, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 8LS.  For more information contact Louise Sayce on 07513 512 911

    UK & Ireland – Events on Guinness World Records Day – Thursday 12th November 2009:

    London

    • 07:30: Most people hugging for a minute (100).  London commuters get friendly and come together at Kings Cross St Pancras International.  Pancras Road, London, NW1 2QP.  Contact Kate Fisher kf@londoncommunications@.co.uk on 0207 612 8492

    • 09:30: Furthest distance to pull a bus with the hair (NWR). Watch British strongman Manjit Singh attempt the ‘impossible’ in central London. Contact: Karolina Thelin karolina.thelin@guinnessworldrecords.com on 0207 891 4584

    • 11:00: Longest conga on ice (107). The public are encouraged to put on their skates and get down to Alexandra Palace to participate in arguably the most fun record attempt of the day. Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY.  Contact Jane Lawrence jl.directpr@btconnect.com on 020 7407 6882

    Northern Ireland

    • 11:00: Largest gathering of people dressed as storybook characters (NWR).   Celebrating Carr’s Glen Primary School’s 70th anniversary over 300 children will dress up as their favourite storybook characters.  629 Oldpark Road, Belfast, BT14 6QX  Contact Tony Young  tonyyoung@live.co.uk  on 028 9039 1286

    • 14:00: Largest sports lesson (250).  To promote the ‘healthy schools programme’ the students of Ballyclare High School will have fun, get fit, and hopefully achieve a new world record! Ballyclare High School, County Antrim, 31 Rashee Road, BT39 9HJ.  Contact Andrea McCullough amccullough225@c2kni.net on 07729 266 422

    • 19:00: Largest human mattress dominoes (121).  Raising money for Marie Curie, The Oaks Centre in Dungannon will attempt to break the world record for ‘human dominoes’! Oaks Shopping Centre, Oak Road, Dungannon, BT71 4NA.   Contact Barry Mcguinness barrymcguinness@btinternet.com on 07875 033 337

    Norwich, Norfolk

    • 09:30:  Most weight squat lifted in one hour (41,600kg)and The fastest time to burst a hot water bottle (51.98 seconds) The incredible Shaun Jones will attempt to squat lift over 41,600 kg for over 60 minutes.  And if that wasn’t enough Shaun will then attempt to blow up a hot water with his own breath! The event will raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Oasis Sports & Leisure Club Pound Lane Thorpe St Andrew Norwich NR7 OUB.

    Bournemouth, Dorset

    • 11:00: The most arm-linked people to stand up simultaneously (39).  Over 100 students have something very special planned on Guinness World Records Day.  Watch this space!  The event is organised by Bournemouth University. Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole BH12.  Contact Andie Hill ahill@bournemouth.ac.uk on 01202 961400

    Morda, Shropshire

    • 09:00: Multiple endurance world records.  Guinness World Record holder Stephen Buttler and his cousin Luke Wright will attempt 5 world records between them.  This includes Most tricep dips in one hour and most knee bends on a swiss ball in one minute.  They will be raising money for Hope House (respite for terminally ill children).  Contact Stephen Buttler smjbuttler@aol.com on 07790 618 197 (Mobile) / 01952 850425 (Work).  Hope House, Oswestry, Nant Lane, Morda, Shropshire, SY10 9BX. 

    Southampton, Hampshire

    • 18:30:  Largest salsa lesson (451). In the run up to World Diabetes Day Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation are hoping to dance their way into the records book.  Come and along and get involved.  Barton Park, Chickenhall Ln, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6RR.  Contact: Talia Field  TField@jdrf.org.uk on 023 8061 6643

     US Guinness World Records Day Events:

    Forth Worth, Texas

    • Friday, November 6th/8-10 pm (CST) Most People Lassoing Simultaneously (*New)- The Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, Texas will be attempting to rope in a new world record for ‘Most People Twirling Lassos Simultaneously.’ For more information about the rodeo contact DeeDee Wix at 817-625-1025.

    Memphis, Tennessee

    • Saturday, November 7th/4 pm (CST) Largest Cheerleading Dance (225)- Varsityspirit.com gathers over 300 spirited cheerleaders to celebrate their sport by attempting the ‘Largest Cheerleading Dance’ at the  UCA Mid South Regional Cheerleading Event at the University of Memphis Fieldhouse. To get involved, please contact Sheila Noone at 901-251-5959.

    New York, New York

    • Monday, November 9th /11 am (EST) Largest Cup of Hot Chocolate (*New)-  World renowned dessert hot spot, Serendipity III, hopes to go for their second Guinness World Record (they currently hold record for the Most Expensive Dessert).  For more information, please contact Joe Calderone at 212-832-9809

    • Wednesday, November 11th/8-8 pm (EST) Largest Collection of Lipstick Prints (12 hours)- November 11th – Cosmopolitan Magazine, Maybelline New York and the United Service Organizations will be asking New Yorkers to pucker up as they attempt to set the record for most ‘Lip Print Kisses collected in 12 hours’ in Times Square. For more information, contact Jo Carne at 212 649 2000.

    Miami, Florida
    • Thursday, November 12th /4 pm (EST) Longest Marathon Reading Aloud (113 hours 15 min)- Beginning on November 3rd, members of International Solidarity for Human Rights -The New Generation, seek to set a new record for “Longest Reading Aloud Marathon by a Team” while reading the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, repeatedly for over 224 hours at the InterAmerican Campus of Miami Dade College. The event culminates on November 12 and promotes promoting education, understanding and respect for human rights. This is an official event of the 2009 Miami Book Fair International. For more information on this, please contact Elizabeth Sanchez Vegas 786 301-3019.

    Across USA
    • Thursday, November 12th/ - Most People Sport Stacking Simultaneously (222,560)- The World Sport Stacking Association and their annual STACK UP! Guinness World Records Day record attempt for will be taking place on Nov. 12th. Children from 1,406 schools (298,864 stackers) across the country are set to stack to try and beat last year’s numbers. Contact Bob Fox at 1-877-468-2877 (ext. 203)

    For inquires about all US Events contact: Jamie Panas +1 718 513 7263 jamie.panas@guinnessworldrecords.com

     

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    STARS FROM DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL: JIM CARREY, COLIN FIRTH AND BOB HOSKINS TO LIGHT UP LONDON’S BIGGEST EVER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

    ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL ANNOUNCED AS THE CITY LOCATION CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL AS THEIR CHOIR LAUNCHES WORLD RECORD BREAKING CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-A-LONG

    London, Tuesday, 13 October 2009:- Today, it was announced that St Paul’s Cathedral will join the West End’s Oxford Street and Regent Street on November 3 as the third location celebrating the launch of Disney’s A Christmas Carol creating the biggest most dazzling start to the festive season that London has ever seen.

    The stars of Disney’s A Christmas Carol will illuminate London, getting the capital’s biggest ever festive season off to a glittering start ahead of the World Premiere in Leicester Square.
    Bob Hoskins will get the festivities underway in the very heart of Dickens’ London, at
    St Paul’s Cathedral, Colin Firth will push the button to light up Regent Street, and Jim Carrey will light up Oxford Street. Further announcements will follow about additional stars from music and theatre who will take part in the dazzling celebrations.

    As part of the evening’s festivities, St Paul’s Cathedral Choir will perform, joining London in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest ever Christmas Carol sing-a-long. From tomorrow, people can vote at www.londonschristmascarol.com for their favourite Christmas Carol to be performed on the night. Once the votes are counted, and the crowds are gathered across London for the World Premiere and the Christmas lights celebration, the choir will join the capital in song as the record attempt begins.

    The inclusion of St Paul’s Cathedral as the City of London location ensures that the capital’s festivities embrace the very heart of Dickens’ London. The City’s streets and alleyways are home to many of the buildings that Dickens would have known and which are referenced in his works, including A Christmas Carol, which, in 1843 helped re-define the Christmas period as the festive season of goodwill to all and re-popularised Christmas amongst the people.  In the weeks following the start of the dazzling Christmas celebrations, a large number of events have been programmed by the City’s venues to tie in with this traditional festive theme and with Dickens’ work.

    The City event is sponsored by the City of London Corporation and the Cheapside Initiative, a partnership representing the vibrant Cheapside area.  Once one of London’s great shopping districts, it is set to rediscover its glory days of old when building developments including One New Change are completed later next year.

    Bob Hoskins who plays Old Fezziweg and Old Joe in the film said: “It’s a fantastic privilege to be involved in such a huge London event, especially as I will be starting the celebrations at St Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of Dickensian London. The film is a fantastic achievement using ground-breaking technology and perfect for the whole family this Christmas time.”

    
    Stuart Fraser, Chairman of the City of London Corporation's Policy and Resources Committee said:  "St Paul's is an iconic building, synonymous with the City of London.  It is an obvious choice of location for this ground breaking event and is excellent news for the City.

    “We will be able to help showcase to the world that London has a huge and varied amount to offer which spans the West End, the City and beyond.  How fitting that the City's historic past will provide a backdrop for an innovative event in our present which will continue to reverberate well into our future."

    The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral said: “St Paul’s Cathedral is delighted to be bringing together people from all over London to celebrate the launch of Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’.

    “When ‘A Christmas Carol’ was published in 1843, Dickens was contributing to the popular movement to make Christmas a more significant festival, but he was also drawing attention to the social injustice about which he was always concerned.  We are particularly pleased to be involved with this event because Dickens did so much to promote goodwill and compassion for others as a significant part of the celebration of Christmas.   We look forward to welcoming people to the Cathedral to join in the celebrations and to enjoy an evening of great musical performances.”

    Tim Lineham of Hermes and Chairman of the Cheapside Initiative said:  “In Great Expectations, Pip described the market of Cheapside as "all asmear with filth and fat and blood". We’ve come a long way since then…
    “Destined to become one of the City’s most prestigious shopping destinations, Cheapside will offer visitors a great variety of retail and leisure facilities 7-days a week. We are proud to support this event which will bring visitors from home and abroad to the area and which will show to the world the amazing transformation of this once-neglected City street.

    
    “Ebenezer Scrooge – the central character of A Christmas Carol is forced by ghosts to look deep into his past, his present and future. We too have done that – working to preserve and enhance our historical attractions with buildings such as One New Change and the spectacular views of St Paul’s it will provide from its roof garden; managing the present with a coordinated approach to development; and looking to a future when Cheapside will rediscover its glory days as one of London’s great shopping streets.”
     
    Sally Chatterjee, Visit London’s Chief Executive, said: “I’m delighted that St Paul’s will play a key role in London’s festive celebrations this year. As one of the most iconic venues in London, it’s entirely appropriate that it will take centre stage in making London a compelling destination for visitors.”

    Tickets are now on sale at www.londonschristmascarol.com for the public to take part in the world premiere which is in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. A donation will be made to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (Registered Charity no. 235825) as part of Disney’s partnership with the hospital, to help towards an ongoing Disney campaign to raise an invaluable £10 million towards their much-needed redevelopment appeal.

    
    London’s Christmas Carol is a celebration of a traditional Christmas as London turns back the clock and brings to life the spirit of Christmas with events, promotions and activity across the capital.  Partners involved in this initiative are The Walt Disney Company UK, The Mayor’s Office, Westminster Council, the New West End Company, The Crown Estate, The City Of London, Visit London and many more.

    
    For further information on Christmas in The City, visit www.visitthecity.co.uk/christmas

    
    Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, UK
    in cinemas across the UK November 6, 2009
    Certificate: PG |Running Time: 96mins

    
    For further information regarding London’s Christmas Carol please contact DDA PR:
    James Knox: 020 7932 9830 / Bee Jordan: 020 7932 9814
    dacc@ddapr.com

    
    For information regarding Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ please contact Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, UK:
    Charlotte Tudor: 020 8222 2581 / Charlotte.Tudor@disney.com
    Natacha Clarke: 020 8222 2580 / Natacha.Clarke@disney.com

    Images are available to download from www.image.net

    
    www.londonschristmascarol.com
     

    
    NOTES TO EDITORS

    DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND CHRISTMAS ACROSS LONDON
    Dickens classic novel published in 1843 has become the essential Christmas tale, symbolizing and representing all the elements of the festive season with charity, compassion, celebration, families uniting and gift giving. Many people claim that Dickens helped re-popularise the notion of a traditional Christmas season which became very fashionable for the Victorians.

    “In 'A Christmas Carol' Charles Dickens captured the very essence of traditional English Christmas while telling a hugely innovative, fanciful and above all socially responsible tale for the modern age. The story's characters, just like Dickens himself, have become part of our festive season and spread a powerful message of moral and social redemption throughout the world - today as much as it did in 1843 when it was written.” Dr Florian Schweizer, Strategic Director of the Charles Dickens Museum, London.

    For more information on Charles Dickens and the Dickens Museum please contact: Dr Florian Schweizer: +44 (0)20 7405 2127 ext 214

    DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL - THE FILM
    Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, The Polar Express, Beowulf), captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event.  Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth).  But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late. 

    Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’, based on the classic Dickens’ tale, is re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins and Robin Wright Penn.

    The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, interactive media and consumer products. Disney is a Dow 30 company with revenues of nearly $38 billion in its most recent fiscal year.

    ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
    St Paul’s is the Cathedral church of the diocese of London, which it has served for over 1,400 years. The current building has become a potent symbol of the life of a nation and is also one of the world’s most beautiful buildings. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren in the late seventeenth century, its stones have absorbed the hopes, fears, sorrows and joys of generations and stand as an enduring symbol of our communion with those gone before and those still to come. Each year nearly two million people flock to the Cathedral for services, concerts, debates, educational events, performing arts and sightseeing. All are most welcome. For more information please see page 6.

    THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
    The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation. It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in international finance and business services and provides local services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and London Metropolitan Archives; a range of education provision (including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to charity annually. Full details on www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

     
    THE CHEAPSIDE INITIATIVE
    A unique partnership that brings together the local business community to work as a collective in helping to shape and influence Cheapside to become a premier retail and leisure destination.
    Our agenda for change in Cheapside is about to become a reality. Cheapside is becoming one of the City of London’s most prestigious shopping destinations, offering visitors a variety of contemporary retail and leisure facilities seven days a week.
    The aim of the Cheapside Initiative is to manage a coordinated approach to development, generating a step change in visitor’s perceptions of Cheapside by creating a strong business and retail voice for the area. Long term benefits will be established for existing businesses, as well as attracting new ones into the area.
    The Initiative will be attracting further inward investment by strengthening the retail offer of the area. Anchored by two major new retail developments at each end of the street – One New Change and Walbrook Square, the initiative will transform this historic marketplace within the Square Mile. Full details on www.incheapside.co.uk

    GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
    Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the Gamer’s Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer gaming and high score record achievements.

    NEW WEST END COMPANY:
    New West End Company is a company dedicated to driving forward London’s West End as the world’s top shopping destination. It is supported and run by major retailers and property owners in Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street. 

    New West End Company ensures the ongoing commercial success of the area by promoting the district, delivering street management services, funding public realm projects to improve the shopping environment.  It is a leading partner in the biggest regeneration programme of London’s West End in its history.  Find out more at www.newwestend.com.

    200 million visitors travel into the West End each year spending over £5.5bn.  Of these visitors 25% are from overseas and a further 21% are from outside of London. 

    London’s West End is the world’s top shopping destination, with a world-class mix of over 600 shops, 176 flagship stores, 120 international brand, 40 renowned theatres, 30 museums and galleries, 17 Michelin starred restaurants and 7 tranquil green spaces. 

    For New West End Company and London’s West End contact Jace Tyrrell Phone: +44 7791 123 513 Email: jace.tyrrell@newwestend.com

    REGENT STREET
    The world class shopping destination of Regent Street was one of the first purpose built shopping streets in the world and today celebrates 180 years of shopping.  In 1954 Regent Street was the first European shopping street to have illuminated Christmas lights.

    Regent Street has undergone a £750 million investment plan and has attracted many new flagship brands including; Europe’s first Banana Republic store, the world’s first National Geographic store, Toy Watch, Guess as well as Cos, Camper, Ferrari, Hoss Intropia and the finest toy shop in the world, Hamleys.  New fashion shops soon to open on Regent Street include Anthropologie (23 October); the first outside the US and Gant.  Aqua Hong Kong’s renowned restaurant will be opening a roof top venue in Regent Street at the end of October.

    For further information and images on Regent Street and the Regent Street Christmas lights contact Sarah Millar or Rufus Stone at Sister on 020 7 287-9601or email sarah@sister-pr.com or rufus@sister-pr.com

    
    OXFORD STREET
    The UK’s favourite High street has over 300 retailers from designer outlets to department stores and is the most visited shopping street in Europe.

    Since the first illumination of Oxford Street’s world famous Christmas Lights in 1959 the central London spectacle has become an integral part of the country’s preparation for the Christmas period. Every year on a chilly November evening 50,000 shoppers flood the length of Oxford Street, the ultimate UK shopping destination, to witness the spectacle of the glittering Christmas lights scheme adorning the retail haven.

    With no greater pull than the pull of celebrity, the nation’s number one celebrities have climbed the platform to push the red button every year since the early 1980s. It became common knowledge in the world of celebrity that to be invited to switch on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street meant you were currently the people’s favourite.

    Oxford Street Christmas Lights schemes are widely known to be the most superior designs in the country, ranging from the traditional schemes of the 1980s and early 1990s featuring real Christmas trees along the length of the street, to the more elaborate schemes seen today involving LED displays.

    As 2009 anticipates Oxford Street’s biggest and most elaborate lights scheme in its 50 year history London’s ultimate Christmas spectacle is certain to dazzle the British public for years to come.

    Oxford Street was named best shopping destination in the Visit London awards 2007 & 2008.

    For further images and information on Oxford Street and the Oxford Street Christmas Lights contact Laura Ramos at New West End Company Phone: +44 207 462 0681 Email: laura.ramos@newwestend.com

    THE REGENT STEET AND OXFORD STEET LIGHTS
    The Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas Lights use LED bulbs - the most energy efficient bulbs in the UK – using 75% less energy than traditional bulbs.
     
    The bulbs use energy from renewable sources.

    All carbon generated by the festivities will be offset through PURE – the first UK registered charity dedicated to climate change by carbon offsetting.

    VISIT LONDON
    Visit London is the official visitor organisation for London. A leader in best practice destination marketing, Visit London promotes the UK capital internationally, across Britain and to Londoners targeting leisure and business visitors. Visit London works in partnership with the Mayor of London, the London Development Agency, London Councils and the tourism industry.

    For broadcast-standard video of London, please visit www.thenewsmarket.com/visitlondon. If you are a first-time user, please take a moment to register. Visit London footage is free for all editorial purposes.

    Media enquiries: Visit London Press Office – 020 7234 5710/ pressoffice@visitlondon.com

    ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL CHOIR
    There has been a choir of boys and gentlemen at St Paul's Cathedral for over nine centuries. The earliest records date from 1127, when the Bishop of London, Richard de Belmeis, founded what was the first choir school and made provision for 'almonry' boys to serve the Cathedral.

    The present Cathedral Choir consists of 30 choristers (boy trebles), eight probationers (who will become choristers) and 12 professional adult singers (or Vicars Choral): four altos, four tenors and four basses.

    St Paul’s Cathedral Choir has established itself as one of the major forces in British church music today. The choristers rehearse every day for their busy workload; which may be a Sung Evensong or the chance to sing before HM The Queen at a special service. Situated at the east end of the cathedral, the school combines its musical heritage with a pursuit of academic excellence.

    ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL - A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
    A Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has overlooked the City of London since 604AD, a constant reminder to this great commercial centre of the importance of the spiritual side of life.

    The current Cathedral – the fourth to occupy this site – was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Its architectural and artistic importance reflect the determination of the five monarchs who oversaw its building that London’s leading church should be as beautiful and imposing as their private palaces.

    As the Cathedral of the capital city, St Paul’s is the spiritual focus for the Nation. This is where people and events of overwhelming importance to the country have been celebrated, mourned and commemorated since the first Service took place in 1697. Since then important services have included the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill; Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria, King George V; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars; the launch of the Festival of Britain; the Service of Remembrance and Commemoration for the 11th September 2001: the 80th and 100th birthdays of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Lady Diana Spencer and the Thanksgiving for the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen.

    Throughout, St Paul’s has remained a busy, working church where millions have come to worship and find peace. It is a heritage site of international importance that attracts thousands of people each year, a symbol of the City and Nation it serves and, above all, a lasting monument to the glory of God.

    
    ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL – FACTS AND FIGURES
    • St Paul’s is the only Cathedral to have been designed, built and completed by a single architect. It took 35 years to build, from 1675–1710.
    • The present St Paul’s is the fourth to occupy the site on Ludgate Hill; the first Cathedral dedicated to St Paul was built in 604 AD.
    • St Paul’s actually has three domes: an inner dome, a brick cone that supports the lantern, and the outer dome ‘skin’. The inner dome is 225ft high with a diameter of 102 ft. The whole structure weighs 64,000 tonnes.
    • The golden ball on the top of the dome is six feet in diameter, with room inside for ten people. The golden cross on top of the dome is 355.5ft from the ground.
    • The crypt of St Paul’s is the largest in Western Europe, and unusually for a Cathedral, is the exact ‘footprint’ of the Cathedral floor.
    • St Paul’s was the venue for some of the nation’s grandest funerals, including Admiral Lord Nelson (1806), Arthur, Duke of Wellington (1852) and Sir Winston Churchill (1965).
    • The Crypt is the final resting place for many famous names including Nelson, Wellington, Joseph Turner and Sir Alexander Fleming.
    • Sir Christopher Wren is also buried here, in a very plain grave. On the wall at the head of his tomb is a plain inscription, in Latin, arranged by his son. It translates as If you seek his monument, look around you. Wren himself had not wanted a memorial at all.
    • John Donne, a Dean of St Paul's, was buried in the crypt in 1631. His is the only monument from 'old St Paul's' to survive the Great Fire of London. Scorch marks can still be seen on the urn on which his statue is standing.
    • In 1964 human rights campaigner Martin Luther King preached at St Paul’s on his way to Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize.

     

     

     

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• Fastest Baseball Pitch Ever?

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    In honor of the MLB postseason I would like to reference Noam Scheiber's excellent article in Slate called Why can't anyone throw a baseball faster than 100mph?

    

    It's a fascinating question, more so because the record for the fastest pitch has stood for over 50 years.  As cited in the article, we have the following listed on our database:

    Fastest Baseball Pitch The fastest baseball pitch is 162.3km/h (100.9mph) and was achieved by Lynn Nolan Ryan (then of the California Angels) (b. 31 Jan 1947), at Anaheim Stadium, California, USA, on 20 August 1974. 

    Scheiber actually refutes this saying that he believes Mark Wohlers is the king of the fastball at 103 mph.  We love and accept the information subject to confirmation (!).  We are nothing if not here to stimulate such superlative research which we hope does turn the heat of discussion into light. 

    So as Scheiber asks, if athletic records have been tumbling in smaller or greater increments what's up with the baseball pitch record?  Being in the world record business it's a source of intrigue for me as it seems to be more and more difficult to tell when and where sports records will be broken.  Before the amazing Usain Bolt, we had no idea the 100 m record was going to be broken.  But it was.  Twice.  But Mr. Bolt and his 9.58 seconds aside, why hasn't anyone thrown a pitch faster than 100 mph? 

    Scheiber says, the 100-mph ceiling is not an illusion - "it's a basic property of human physiology".

    Turns out that if a ball were thrown any faster than 100 mph it could literally rip a pitcher's tendons and ligaments from bone and muscle.  He'd throw his arm off!  At the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, biomechanical engineer Glenn Fleisig calculated that when a pitcher throws a fastball it exerts around 80 Newton-meters of torque on the elbow.  Practising with cadavers, Fleisig found that anything greater than that actually caused the ulnar collateral ligament (the bones that meet at the elbow) to snap.

    OUCH!!

    I will leave you to enjoy the rest of the article (http://www.slate.com/id/2116402 - it is very good) but in the meantime, what are your thoughts?

    Will we ever see the Guinness World Record for the fastest pitch broken in our lifetime?

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• Ping Pong record

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    I am trying to find what is the current record for the number of ping pong ball bounces on a ping pong paddle by an individual.

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• Most people hitting golf balls

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    On Sunday 27 September, Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Ralph Hannah arrived in Madrid for a very special golfing record attempt. To celebrate Madrid’s status as a candidate city for the 2016 Olympics, the city wanted to show how passionate its residents are for golf, a sport that many Madrileños hope to be given Olympic status in time for the 2016 games. To this end, hundreds of eager golfers participated in a record attempt for the most people hitting golf balls simultaneously. 

    The Guinness World Records guidelines state that the record attempt should take place on golf course, and in Madrid there is no better place than the golf course owned by the Real Federacion Español de Golf, which also plays host to the Madrid Masters tournament. Counting the participating golfers was no easy task, but adjudicator Ralph Hannah was dutifully aided by a well managed team of volunteers who registered all the participants.

     

    

    Once the golfers had registered, signing a logbook and receiving a wristband, they were led in groups of 50 by their dedicated volunteer to a specified part of the golf course. To ensure the record participants were experienced with the rules of golf and golf course etiquette, only federated golf members were allowed to take part. This stipulation didn’t narrow the range of golfers who participated; from a four-year-old girl hitting alongside her father to retired couples, it felt that all of Madrid was out on the course enjoying the autumn sunshine. The next challenge was how to effectively signal to everybody across the whole golf course to hit their golf ball at the same time, but the organizers at Crow Legacy Company were totally prepared. The signal came in he form of three flares: one to get the golfers in position, the second prompting them to place their ball on the tee and line up their swing, and the third to hit the ball.

    

    The first flare went up a little after 12.30pm and was met with a rush of excitement as the golfers scrambled to their marks. There was a brief silence as the second and third flares went up before the familiar sound of an iron making contact with a golf ball took over... only amplified 1,873 times. The organizers may have fallen slightly short of their symbolic target of 2,016 golfers, but they had smashed the Guinness World Records minimum of 200 participants with ease.

    

    

    Ralph Hannah presented the certificate to the Managing Director of Crow Legacy Company, Angel Sanz, who accepted it on behalf of the 1,872 golfers who came out that Sunday morning to do something special together. All that was left was for everybody to make their way to the 19th hole to toast the success of the event!

    

    28 September 2009

     

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• Registration Zone

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    Participants for the most people hitting a golf ball register before the record attempt
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• Re: What is the record for the

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    people have gone on forever

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• Having a 'ball' while setting

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    On 9 August 2009, at the York University Campus Track in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Abraham Munoz – aka the Soccer Freestyler – set out to establish two Guinness World Records™ titles!

    Officiated by Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator Jennifer Gilmour, his first attempt on the hot, windy day was for the greatest distance travelled balancing a football on the head. The record was previously set at 1,773 m (5,817 ft). 

    After Munoz checked the track distance and reviewed all of the guidelines with the Adjudicator, he balanced the football on his brow and was off! Battling the laws of gravity and the obstacles set forth by Mother Nature’s wind gusts and strong breezes, Abraham made it successfully around the track more than 11 times. In 59 minutes, he shattered the previous record, travelling 4,444 m (14,580 ft). 

    

    But Abraham wasn’t done yet; he had one more record to set: the fastest 100 m juggling a football. As advised by Ms Gilmour, the guidelines are strict: no hands, no arms and no travelling outside your lane. Additionally, the ball cannot touch the ground... or the attempt is over. Using his feet, Abraham charged down the track, keeping the ball moving and above ground while staying in his lane. His accomplishment? He set a new record at 17.53 seconds. 

    

    No easy feat – job well done!

    9 August 2009 

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• GETTING MY GWR THING ON

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    It's been a funny old day here in the Guinness World Records office in New York.  The steaming heat outside my window has perhaps prevented my brain from fully functioning so God bless Willis Haviland Carrier the inventor of air conditioning for I would most definitely be in worse trouble trouble if he hadn't!

    

    The day always begins with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness as it is most difficult to predict exactly what will happen.  I'm getting back in to the swing of things having been out and about for the last few weeks.  I'm looking forward to tomorrow actually as I'm going down to Washington DC to judge a Guinness World Record attempt by National Geographic Kids Magazine for the Most Items of Clothing Collected for Recycling.  I know, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue but for a good cause nonetheless.  COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.® is an organization that recyles jeans into insulation for buildings all over the USA.  It's an amazing initiative which always makes a Guinness World Record attempt even more special.  You can read more here:

    http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/MoreStories/Guinness-clothes

    I'm just wondering how many pairs of jeans they've collected?  1,000?  5,000?  10,000?  I literally have no idea but if you send in your guess and it's the closest I'll definitely send you a book.  Promise.

    By the way, want to see a picture of the largest jeans in the world?  These beauties measure 50.1 m (164 ft 4 in) tall, 36 m (118 ft 1 in) wide and weigh 1 tonne (2,204 lb). They were created by Larbi Bouqamha and workers from Institut Arabe De La Mode (Tunisia) and were unveiled in Tunis, Tunisia on May 23, 2009.

    

    Onto other things:  my colleague from London is coming over later in the week, Katie who's the GWR IT brain, and we're going to talk about website stuff.  She's Irish so I'm actually slightly nervous about that too as she likes a glass of the dark stuff and can usually hold her own when it comes to visiting the odd public house or two.  Mmm, maybe I should take her to McSorley's the oldest pub in Manhattan (established 1854 no less).  We'll see, but if my blog is slightly fuzzy on Friday then you know exactly what happened!

    Katie is actually the genuine article, being the organizer of a Guinness World Record herself.  In 2008 her team set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Camogie Marathon lasting 24 hours and 7 minutes. 

    What the wombats is camogie?  Well, camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Irish team sport played with a stick and ball and is the women's version of hurling.  It's organized by the Camogie Association of Ireland where it's mainly played, the most successful counties being Cork, Kilkenny, Dublin and in more recent times, Wexford.

    Camogie then:

    

    Camogie now:

    

    So you can only imagine, any woman who can hold her own with a large heavy stick is something truly worthy of respect.  Cup of Barry's Katie?  Anyway, all fun and games and other things and hope you are all having a splendid day.   I'll be blogging and Twittering my trip down to DC so keep an eye out!

    In the meantime: Erin Go Bragh!
    

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• Re: What is the record for the

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    me and my cousin tossed a baseball 2150 time without dropping it i dont nknow haw long it took with

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• Most Boules Lyonnaise hits in

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    On 5 April 2008, three Guinness World Records™ challenges were broken in the sport of Boules Lyonnaise. Originating in France, Boules Lyonnaise requires a high level of physical fitness, as well as a talent for inch-perfect precision.

    Under the watchful eyes of Mr Jean-Claude Poyo (the president of the Fédération Française Du Sport-Boules) and an Guinness World Records Adjudicator who came from London especially for this event, Christophe Jumel – the record holder for the most Boules Lyonnaise hits in 12 hours in the modality of Tir à Cadence – returned to the Villers St Paul Boulodrome to try to set new records in three modalities of the game:

    
    o Tir Progressif (progressive throw)
    o Tir en Navette (shuttle throw)
    o Tir Cadencé (paced throw)

    After playing for 11 hours, Christophe had set new records for the most hits in one hour in each of these three modalities.

    For the first great achievement, the most Boules Lyonnaise hit in one hour – Tir Progressif, Christophe placed the white ball to be hit at a distance of 12.5 m (41 ft). In a 5-m (16-ft 3-in) mat, he hit an astonishing 298 boules with 315 throws.

    
    For the second record, in the modality of Tir en Navette, the boules to be touched were located at a distance of 13 m (42 ft 7.8 in) from Christophe and 172 boules of 197 throws were touched in a one-hour period, setting a new record.

    The last modality to be attempted was the Tir Cadencé; Christophe was already the record holder in the 12-hour category of this modality. From a 14-m (14-ft 11-in) distance in a continuous run, he hit 257 boules with 271 throws to set an impressive new record.

    Overall, Christophe threw 1,895 balls, hit 1,746 (an amazing 92.21% success rate) and ran more than 42 km (26 miles)!

    

    Guinness World Records Adjudicator Carlos Martínez was there to verify the record in person.

    23 April 2008

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