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Jul 2020
Harrogate charity launches bid for welly wanging world record
Harrogate-based charity Yorkshire Cancer Research will attempt to beat the world record for the most wellies wanged in an hour next weekend.
To set the record, the charity needs at least 250 people to film themselves wanging their wellies and upload it to a dedicated Facebook page between 2pm-3pm on Yorkshire Day, August 1.
People taking part are being asked to make a donation for every welly they wang.
The event is part of the charity’s annual fundraising campaign, Give It Some Welly, which has a fundraising target of £10m.
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A popular activity at village fetes and galas, welly wanging is thought to have originated in the West Country of England during the 1970s and is now played around the world — including in Australia, Russia and New Zealand.
Dr Kathryn Scott, chief executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research, said:
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