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Alex James hosts London picnic table world record bid Alex James hosts London picnic table world record bid
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Londoners are helping set a world record for the largest picnic table, in a park near Tower Bridge. Hundreds of people in London have been helping to set a new world record for the largest picnic table.
Organisers asked people to join them in Potters Field Park in the city where a 295ft (90m) table was laden with free food and drink from noon. Organisers said 360 people turned up in Potters Field Park, near Tower Bridge in the City, where a 295ft (90.1m) table was laden with food and drink.
Blur bassist turned farmer Alex James was to oversee the event and take the final table measurement. Blur bassist Alex James hosted the event which hoped to smash the current record of 76m (249ft).
After the record attempt the table will be divided and sections donated to parks and communities in the capital.After the record attempt the table will be divided and sections donated to parks and communities in the capital.
The event is also in support of the third annual Big Lunch on 5 June, which is led by the Eden Project and funded by the Big Lottery Fund.The event is also in support of the third annual Big Lunch on 5 June, which is led by the Eden Project and funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
The Big Lunch is aimed at encouraging people to work together, building stronger relationships and better communities. The Big Lunch is aimed at bringing communities together.
Evidence of the record attempt will be sent to Guinness World Records for verification. An official from Guinness World Records attended the event to ensure it was a continuous picnic table and check the measurement.