.JPG "Hooray we've done it! Breaking the Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Gathering of People Wearing Boater Hats'") |
| Hooray we've done it! |
.JPG "A sea of straw boaters in Luton's Wardown Park") |
| A sea of straw boaters in Luton's Wardown Park |
A grand total of 797 people - mostly Lutonians, with a smattering of people travelling to the town for the event - stood in Wardown Park with straw boater hats firmly fixed on their heads for five minutes as the stewards and official adjudicator made the count.
.JPG "Record breakers Richard & Emily Gottfried at Luton's Wardown Park") |
| Record breakers #166 & #167 - Richard & Emily Gottfried |
Great planning and presentation of the event from the organising team of Luton's Museum Makers.
.JPG "The 'Love Luton' branded Arriva bus went past Wardown Park just before the official count. I wonder what all the people driving along Old Bedford Road thought of the massed ranks of be-hatted people assembled in the park!") |
| The 'Love Luton' branded Arriva bus went past Wardown Park just before the official count. I wonder what all the people driving along Old Bedford Road thought of the massed ranks of be-hatted people assembled in the park! |
Luton has a long tradition of millinery and Wardown Park Musuem houses a collection related to hatmaking, with over 700 hats and materials from the trade.
It was a great event, with entertainment on-stage throughout by Joe Corrigan's Signature Swing Band. It's a brilliant record for the town to hold. Nice weather too.
.JPG "Out standing in his field") |
| Another feather in his straw boater, helping to set a Guinness World Record in Luton |
Over the years Emily and I have been a part of some other Guinness World Record Attempts including Hopping, Brussels Sprouts eating, most people to ‘High Five’ simultaneously, the UK's longest Conga line and the Largest picnic ever in the UK.
.JPG "Mad as a Hatter") |
| The record for most straw boaters on the bonce of a Lutonian after the main-event was four |
The Museum Makers are a new team consisting of members of the community who are dedicated to saving, cherishing, running and recreating Wardown Park Museum in Luton.
Links:
- Museum Makers website
- Museum Makers on Twitter
- Museum Makers on Facebook
- Guinness World Records
- Video: Luton's Straw Boater Guinness World Record Attempt 2014
Related blog posts:
- Luton Museum Makers Aiming To Break World Record
- Guinness World Records
- Luton
Woo hoo. We're World Record Holders :-D
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