We' set a new World Record for the Largest Maypole Dance!!
Guinness World Record Team in London has confimed Congleton' claim at setting a new World Record for the Largest Maypole Dance. The new record stands at 146. 150 Primary School children, with help from a number of trained reserves, from 11 schools completed the five minute dance on 21st May 2008. The ten judges scrutinising the dance ruled that four of the children needed to be eliminated from the total.
To view a fantatic video of the event made by e-clips media of Congleton click here (external link)
The town went for the record as part of the celebrations of 150 years of ribbon making in the town. Jill Young from Congleton School of Ballet trained the children at their schools.
The event was only made possible thanks to the very generous support of a large number of companies, volunteers and groups. Particular thanks goes to;
- Site Engineering Services - for designing, building, installing and removing the 33 foot pole.
- Berisfords Ribbons for donating the 150 ribbons -each 30 metres
- A&S Long Building Contractors
- Structural Design Services
- Congleton Community Projects
- Jill Young from Congleton School of Ballet - for training all the children
- Congleton Inclosure Trust
- Staff from Congleton Museum
- St John' Ambulance
- Image House Printing
- Martin Chambers from e-clips Media and Baraba I' from Triad
- Dane Housing - for the loan of the Cherry Picker
- Teachers, pupils and helpers from the 11 Primary Schools
- Councillor Jeanne Whitehurst
- The event is being co-ordinated by Congleton Town Council and Congleton Community Projects. For more information contact Jackie MacArthur at jm@congletontowncouncil.co.uk tel 01260 270350 or Councillor Jeanne Whitehurst.