BSCS Hosts Guinness World Record Attempt this Weekend

A Bristol-based hockey club needs volunteers to help them earn a place in history – and help save the lives of premature and critically ill babies.   South Gloucestershire Hockey Club s (SGHC) goal is to set a new Guinness World Record ™ for the longest hockey match in history; the current record is 30hrs 15mins.   They are doing it to raise funds for the Cots for Tots Appeal, a £1m drive to provide vital equipment for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the city s St Michael s Hospital.

The marathon match takes place this coming weekend, May 28 and 29 at Bradley Stoke Community School. Cllr Ben Walker, Bradley Stoke Town Mayor will be blowing the whistle to start the match at 9am on Saturday May 28 and they are aiming to continue play until 4pm on Sunday 29 May.

So far the club has raised more than £1,900.   Organiser Darren Bane, an SGHC player and the father of a boy who was born more than three months early and spent the first six months at St Michael s, said some more help was desperately needed to help make the event a success.

He said: “There is no doubt that the game is going to happen, and that we will be giving around £2,000 at least to Cots for Tots.   But if we are to get our reward for our effort, namely a place in the record books, we need some help.   We still need some independent witnesses to be there and log key times and events, as part of an evidence package we need to put together for Guinness in support of our world record claim.   We would also love to borrow some kind of large timer to have at the side of the pitch, which is capable of going up to 31 hours.   If there are any local athletic clubs or other sports clubs who could help, we d be extremely grateful –  you ll be helping us to make history but, more importantly, supporting a charity which is saving lives. ”

If you can offer any help over the weekend, please contact  Darren Bane  on 07787 511733 – mobile, or 01275 816155 – work, or email him: [email protected]

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