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World record attempt!!!!!

David Fairclough is raising money for Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
“David Fairclough's fundraising”

on 8 February 2011

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Since its launch in 1988, Red Nose Day has become a British institution. It’s a time when people across the country get together and fundraise at home, school and work to support people living incredibly tough lives, and has raised over £1.3 billion to date.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">We are aiming to raise lots of money for this fantastic charity, with a bit of fun and one hell of a prize!&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">On the 18th March&nbsp;8 colleagues will attempt in turn to beat the world record for eating the most number of beans with a cocktail stick in 5 minutes!&nbsp; The current record stands at 226 and has stood now for nearly 15 years.&nbsp; It is time it was beaten</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">There is a very good chance one of us will join the other greats such as <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Usain Bolt, Jonathon Edwards and Sir Chris Hoy</strong> in being represented in the holy grail that is the Guinness Book of World Records.&nbsp;&nbsp; The next 5 weeks will all be about our preparation; working on our fitness, toning the muscles in the thumb, index finger and tongue.&nbsp; We will&nbsp;build the necessary&nbsp;stamina to maintain&nbsp;our concentration; mental agility and physical exertion for a whole 5 minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will be dedicated to bringing home that formidable prize!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">The 10 athletes are;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">David Fairclough; Stewart Leonard; Gary Eccles; Martin Salisbury; Kevin Blows; Milly Lewis; William Geddes; Jim Whistler;&nbsp;</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Our first challenge will be the selection of the beans, we don't want too much sauce, we definitley don't want squashy ones and if they are too hard they will bounce of the plate when you try picking up with the cocktail stick.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The attempt will take place in the Coventry store support centre at Lunchtime.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your etails are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #ff9900; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial;">Let the donations flood in and the farts begin!!!!!</span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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£1,177.26
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£1,142.26
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