World's Biggest Sand Santa clause

World's Biggest Sand Santa clause.

On the occasion of Christmas celebration, the Puri beach will be crowded, not only by those who enjoy a stroll by the sea side but also by Santa Clause.

Today, International sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik created World's Biggest Sand Santa clause with a message " Peace and Prosperity, Health and Happiness" which will be around 35 ft high at Puri beach, Odisha on the eve of Christmas. I am with my 15 students of our Sand art institute started this sculpture from 22nd. Every day we are working for 12 hours. We used 1800 tones of sand and 100 labourers to create this sculpture and we are also created sand sculpture of Jesus Christ and Mother Marry Sudarsan said.

We are doing sand art festival since last 7 years at Puri beach. I have already created 8 records in Limca Book of World Record like Longest sand Santa clause, Biggest Jisus Christ,100 santa clause, Number of Sand Taj Mahal etc. This year we applied a new thought to create this sculpture with Santa clause dress.

After getting the official permission from Arthy Muthanna Singh, Senior editer of Limca book of World records, we have started to create World's biggest sand Santa Clause at Puri beach, Sudarsan said.

Puri is a tourist place where a lot of people gathered every year to celebrate christmass and new year. So I have choosen this place for the sand art festival.

World champion Sudarsan has participated in more than 47 international sand sculpture championships/ festivals across the world and won many awards for the country. Last year he was also created green sand santa clause at Puri beach. Through his art Sudarsan helped the tsunami victims in India, Earth quick victims, save the endangered Olive Ridley Turtles and spread awareness of the dangers of HIV-AIDS, polio and also tribute to train blast victims.

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Christmas lights world record - Largest number of Christmas lights

Christmas lights world record - Largest number of Christmas lights

The couple, from Forest Act, Australia, have 331,038 lights covering their property.

David Richards, a barrister and father of three, has been working for the past four years to bring together all the decorations.

The illuminations have helped to raise money for the charity SIDS and Kids -  an organisation Mr Richards said helped his family during tough times in 2002.


A family has shot into the Guinness Book of Records after setting a new record for the largest number of Christmas lights.

David and Janean Richards, from Australia's capital Canberra, decorated their home with an astonishing 331,038 different lights.

They are hoping to use the new-found fame of their house to raise money for charity.

In order to break the record, which is to be included in Guinness World Records for the first time following the Richards' success, they were told they would need at least 250,000 lights.

The display had to be turned on for at least 10 minutes, and filmed in a video sent off to London for verification.

Following the switch-on ceremony earlier this month, the family has now been declared the official record-holders.

The annual Christmas display has been growing ever larger since Mr Richards started it four years ago, and this year's show required hundreds of hours of work.

In the end it included more than 18 miles of lights, as well as 15,000 cable ties and a 60ft Christmas tree at its centre.

'I did it for my kids initially and then it just got bigger and bigger,' Mr Richards told the Canberra Times.

'I remember one year a mother and child came through the driveway thinking no one was around and they started dancing to the music - it's all about putting a smile on people's faces.'

The display is being used to raise money for SIDS and Kids, a charity which aims to reduce mortality among infants and new mothers.

Mr Richards, who refuses to tell anyone - including his wife - how much the lights cost, says this year is the last in which he will put up the record-breaking display.

He plans to pass on the lights to someone else who wants to fundraise for SIDS and Kids.

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Christmas world record attempt for Radio Northwick Park hospital

Christmas world record attempt for Radio Northwick Park hospital

A hospital radio station is set for a Christmas Day world record-breaking attempt to hold the biggest present giveaway.

Radio Northwick Park, which broadcasts to patients in the hospital in Watford Road, is teaming up with charity The Kindness Offensive to give out presents to children at the hospital and try and set the record.

The station is also hosting a show with Harrow Community Radio every Saturday in the run-up to Christmas to allow patients to pick their festive favourites, as well as a live request show on Christmas Day itself.

Chairman Matt Blank said: “It's not nice to be in on Christmas Day itself, so on December 25 we'll be doing a special live request show, aimed heavily at the children in the hospital.”

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