10 of the strangest world records broken in Lancashire

The most well-known adjudicators of these is Guinness World Records, who publish a yearly book and have records listed on their website to inspire people to go out and achieve them.

We took a look at some of the weird and wonderful things people across Lancashire hold the title for.

Highest average age for a rollercoaster ride

Blackpool has been the site of many broken records in Lancashire (Image: LT)

The highest average age of passengers on a rollercoaster is 75.25 years and was set by a group of 32 riders on the Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure beach on September 24, 2003.

Largest egg and spoon race

Morecambe hosted the largest recorded egg and spoon race at Morecambe Community High School on March 23, 2012. Cameron Ball won the race with a time of 28.59 seconds.

Largest hotpot

The largest hotpot ever made weighed a whopping 208.904kg and was made by Garstang and District Partnership on October 10, 2007. It was prepared by army chefs Nik Smith and Mick Watson, Andrew Winder from Lancaster and Morecambe College, local cook Avis Jones, and a team of volunteers.

Most henna tattoos completed in an hour by a team of artists

The most henna tattoos completed in one hour is 600 and was achieved by Samina Hussain in Blackburn on July 15, 2021.

Samina decided to attempt this record as she had been told several times she was a fast henna artist and wanted to put it to the test.

Longest duration controlling a football on an elevated slackline

John Farnworth, who holds many world records, in Blackburn town centre in August 2017 (Image: LT)

This record was achieved by John Farnworth in Preston on January 14, 2016, who controlled the ball for 29.82 seconds.

John is a multiple record holder who specializes in football skill record.

Most netball goals scored in 24 hours (team)

The most netball goals scored in 24 hours by a team is 14,248 and was achieved by The Capernwray Netball Club in Lancaster on 13-14 September, 2018.

This attempt was part of an effort to raise funds for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation at the Royal Preston Hospital as they were overseeing the treatment of one of the team members.

Oldest person to complete 10 marathons in 10 days (female)

Seventy-eight-year-old Hilary Wharam achieved this record on her birthday on August 4, 2019 after completing the Schorcher 10 in 10 event in Preston.

Most people gunged/slimed in three minutes

The most people gunged or slimed in three minutes is 100 and was achieved by Aaron Hobin in Leyland on August 7, 2019.

This record was attempted during Playscheme, an event which attracts around 1,500 children for a week’s care.

Thursday is often the ‘messy’ day during the week so Aaron gunged 100 volunteers, smashing the previous record of 68.

Farthest distance travelled by kick scooter in one hour

Craig Holden from Waddington (Image: LT)

This record was achieved by Craig Holden on August 20, 2021, after he travelled 20.946km in Barrowford.

Explaining his reasoning for the attempt, Craig said: “I want to show my two boys, who have always had Guinness World Record books and who are mad keen on their scooters, that if you try your best and set a high target, you can achieve anything, like setting a new world record.”

Most naked riders on a theme park ride

The most naked riders on a theme park ride is 195, set by British Naturism in Blackpool on March 2, 2019.

The attempt took place on the Grand National rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.