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Comic Relief: Naked sculpture red nose world record bid | Comic Relief: Naked sculpture red nose world record bid |
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A massive Northumberland earth sculpture is trying for a world record with a huge red nose for Comic Relief. | A massive Northumberland earth sculpture is trying for a world record with a huge red nose for Comic Relief. |
Northumberlandia - made in the shape of a naked woman - briefly had a nose 9.7m (32ft) wide and 4.6m (15ft) high. | |
Durham University students made the appendage from red tarpaulin, donated material and clothes. | Durham University students made the appendage from red tarpaulin, donated material and clothes. |
Euan Hall, chief executive of the Land Trust which owns the sculpture, said: "Northumberlandia's nose is wider than the Statue of Liberty's whole head. | Euan Hall, chief executive of the Land Trust which owns the sculpture, said: "Northumberlandia's nose is wider than the Statue of Liberty's whole head. |
The students battled against bad weather to put the nose in place for about 30 minutes on Monday. | |
Comic Relief head of UK grants Gilly Green said: "We were delighted to see the Lady of the North donning a red nose. | Comic Relief head of UK grants Gilly Green said: "We were delighted to see the Lady of the North donning a red nose. |
"Hopefully this will inspire people to do some last minute fundraising and help us raise even more money to help people living tough lives in the UK and Africa." | "Hopefully this will inspire people to do some last minute fundraising and help us raise even more money to help people living tough lives in the UK and Africa." |
Northumberlandia cost £3m to construct with 1.5 million tonnes of rock and opened to the public in September last year. | Northumberlandia cost £3m to construct with 1.5 million tonnes of rock and opened to the public in September last year. |
She is 100ft (30m) high and a quarter of a mile (400m) long. | She is 100ft (30m) high and a quarter of a mile (400m) long. |
The Land Trust is currently attempting to get the red nose verified as the world's biggest, by the Guinness Book of World Records. | The Land Trust is currently attempting to get the red nose verified as the world's biggest, by the Guinness Book of World Records. |
Red Nose Day 2013 is on Friday, 15 March. | Red Nose Day 2013 is on Friday, 15 March. |
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