{"id":14525,"date":"2012-11-27T13:51:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T13:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=14525"},"modified":"2012-11-27T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T13:51:17","slug":"world-record-cracker-pull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/11\/27\/world-record-cracker-pull\/","title":{"rendered":"World record cracker pull"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplycrackers.co.uk\">The Fire Fighters Charity<\/a>\u00a0(FFC) is attempting to break a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\"> Guinness World Record<\/a> for the biggest cracker pull.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14689\" title=\"cracker pic 5alt\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14689\" title=\"cracker pic 5alt\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/cracker-pic-5alt-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Douglas and other members of The Firefighters Charity<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On 8 December, in Cardiff Bay, the FFC will be attempting to pull 3000 crackers, in order to gain a prestigious place in the Guinness Book of Records.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The record to beat is 1492 crackers, which was set in Japan, by the Honda company.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffbaychristmas.co.uk\/\">Waterfront Christmas Fair<\/a>, and will include a firework display.<\/p>\n<p>Dougie Bancroft, member of the FFC, has said, \u201cWhat a way to start the Christmas period. By being a world record breaker, we will also be highlighting the work the fire service does 365 days a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope everybody goes crackers for this event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fire Fighters Charity\u00a0(FFC) is attempting to break a Guinness World Record for the biggest cracker pull. On 8 December, in Cardiff Bay, the FFC will be attempting to pull 3000 crackers, in order to gain a prestigious place in the Guinness Book of Records.\u00a0 The record to beat is 1492 crackers, which was set in Japan, by the Honda company. The event will take place as part of the Waterfront Christmas Fair, and will include a firework display. 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