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Weird and wonderful world record attempts stacking up in Angus

Some of the pooches in bandanas that took part in last year's dog event.
Some of the pooches in bandanas that took part in last year's dog event.

Angus is becoming a hotbed of wonderful and wacky world record attempts.

The latest will take place on Saturday from 10am in memory of Arbroath man Ross Ramsay who took his own life in 2013.

Ross’s brother Ryan, 24, a PE teacher, and friend Lexi Ligeti, 20, an engineering student, will be strapped together trying to break the current three-legged world record of 100.13km in 24 hours which was set back in 2008.

Ryan and Lexi are taking on the challenge at the Bruce House car park in Arbroath to raise money for Reach Across which is currently supporting 14 people.

Ross’s brother Ryan, mum Sandra and family friend Donna Bow set up the charity in memory of Ross which aims to help people who have been bereaved by suicide and also people who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

Ryan has taken on a summer challenge for charity since 2013 and Lexi wanted to join him this year after he cycled from Land’s End to John O’ Groats in 2016,

“I thought the three-legged world record was achievable which is why I decided to take up the challenge,” said Ryan.

“We could be looking at 600-1,000 laps of the car park — it’s going to get tough and boredom might kick in but we’ve just got to keep thinking about why we’re doing this.

“That will spur us on even when darkness falls and we’re tired and sore.”

Lexi and Ryan.

Anyone who wants to sponsor the duo can go to https://mydonate.bt.com/events/reachacrossworldrecord/443311.

Another world record attempt will take place on July 30 at the Dogs Day Out at Glamis Castle.

Hosted by Burns Pet Nutrition, the event will include an attempt to break the record for the most dogs wearing bandanas.

The current record stands at 764 and was set by RSPCA ACT (Australia) in 2015 but organisers are confident of success in Angus.

Rowan Flindall-Shayle from Burns Pet Nutrition said: “The event is all about dogs and their families having fun.

“Being able to say their dog is part of a world record will be something special.

“I’m pretty sure that given the number of dogs we’re expecting to come to the show that we will beat it.”

Next month Kirriemuir will fly a world record attempt with the hope of a fairytale ending.

As part of this year’s Cancer Research UK Relay for Life in the town, organisers of the August 12 event plan to gather the greatest number of Peter Pans ever seen together.

A group of Kirriemuir and Forfar running pals at one of the Peter Pan silhouettes which have popped up around Kirrie to promote the upcoming world record attempt at the Kirrie Cancer Research UK Relay for Life event.

The current record was set in Seffner, Florida on October 30 2015 when 289 people from the furniture company Rooms to Go pulled on their green tights in a successful charity attempt.

But with 700 people having taken part in the last Kirrie Relay in 2015, organisers are confident they will be able to smash the total and bring the record home to the wee red town.