The Unbroken World Record

Organisers of the World Record Breaking attempt for the longest Welly Wearing Conga were disappointed at the low turnout for the event on Sunday.

Only 30 welly wearing participants turned up in Market Square in Stafford despite an intensive promotional campaign.

Anne Graham from the Guildhall said "I'm not sure what went so wrong - maybe peple were on holiday, maybe the good weather took people further afield or maybe the people of Stafford just aren't up for a challenge! It was very disappointing".

Chris Belyavin of the Donna Louise Children's Hospice added "We only needed 209 people to break the World Record and we really believed Staffordians would get behind this attempt. I was really saddened at the low turnout on Sunday, but still feel this is a World Record that can be broken. We will just have to shake ourselves down, come up with a new plan and try again.