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Cunard's 175th anniversary to feature carnival record attempt | Cunard's 175th anniversary to feature carnival record attempt |
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Plans to celebrate Cunard's 175th anniversary in Liverpool will boast a spectacular carnival featuring as many as 5,000 participants. | Plans to celebrate Cunard's 175th anniversary in Liverpool will boast a spectacular carnival featuring as many as 5,000 participants. |
The 4 July event will see local people gather for a Guinness World Record attempt for "most models on a catwalk". | The 4 July event will see local people gather for a Guinness World Record attempt for "most models on a catwalk". |
A fireworks display will then be held as the Queen Mary 2 replicates the Merseyside-founded company's first transatlantic voyage from 1840. | A fireworks display will then be held as the Queen Mary 2 replicates the Merseyside-founded company's first transatlantic voyage from 1840. |
A food festival called Eat the Atlantic will run on 4-5 July. | |
The celebrations have been organised under the supervision of Lancashire-born fashion designer Wayne Hemingway and Liverpool City Council. | The celebrations have been organised under the supervision of Lancashire-born fashion designer Wayne Hemingway and Liverpool City Council. |
They will follow a separate event between 24-26 May, when the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria liners will meet on the River Mersey for the first time. | They will follow a separate event between 24-26 May, when the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria liners will meet on the River Mersey for the first time. |
The cruise ships will host a water ballet display, with thousands of spectators expected to attend. | The cruise ships will host a water ballet display, with thousands of spectators expected to attend. |
Mr Hemingway has urged people of all age groups and backgrounds to get involved in the record attempt. | Mr Hemingway has urged people of all age groups and backgrounds to get involved in the record attempt. |
It will not be restricted to female models, he said, but rather feature people "from dance troops to twins, from pensioners to the police, from couture to cadets." | It will not be restricted to female models, he said, but rather feature people "from dance troops to twins, from pensioners to the police, from couture to cadets." |
He said: "This once-in-a-lifetime record-breaking carnival will be an audiovisual feast designed to showcase the city's diverse, welcoming, expressive, humorous and fun-loving spirit that characterises it around the world. | He said: "This once-in-a-lifetime record-breaking carnival will be an audiovisual feast designed to showcase the city's diverse, welcoming, expressive, humorous and fun-loving spirit that characterises it around the world. |
"But we need people to make it happen, thousands of them. So this is a shout-out to all the city's folk from every aspect of life to come and help us make history." | "But we need people to make it happen, thousands of them. So this is a shout-out to all the city's folk from every aspect of life to come and help us make history." |
Sir Samuel Cunard, who founded the historic steamship service, sailed aboard the RMS Britannia to Boston on its maiden voyage on 4 July 1840. | Sir Samuel Cunard, who founded the historic steamship service, sailed aboard the RMS Britannia to Boston on its maiden voyage on 4 July 1840. |
The Cunard Building on Liverpool's waterfront is the most visible legacy of the city's ocean liner heritage. | The Cunard Building on Liverpool's waterfront is the most visible legacy of the city's ocean liner heritage. |
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