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To prove it, here’s five Guinness World Record holders who either live in or have set the bar to the sky across Weymouth and Dorchester.
First person to take off from a moving ship
Weymouth Bay, Weymouth
The first person to take off from a moving ship was Commander Charles Samson, who served in the British Royal Navy, who got airborne in a Short S27 biplane from HMS Hibernia during the Royal Fleet Review in Weymouth on May 2, 1912.
Longest postal delay
Weymouth
In 2008 Janet Barrett received a letter which had been posted close to 100 years ago. The letter finally reached its desired destination after travelling since November 1919 with a note from Royal Mail apologising for any damage. The letter was an RVSP to a Boxing Day party invite.
Oldest Newspaper delivery person (male)
Winterborne Monkton
Ted Ingram was hailed the world’s oldest paperboy, delivering our very own paper, for more than 70 years before retiring on November 9 2013 at the grand age of 93.
Ted was incredibly proud of his achievement and said the work was a great way to get outside. He put retiring down to issues with his knees – what an achievement. He sadly passed away in 2015.
Most jokes told in one minute
Poole
Poole resident Clive Greenaway broke the record for the most jokes told in one minute in 2015 with 26 in an impressive 60 seconds.
Mr Greenaway practiced for months to get timings perfect and the wording of his 30 punchlines down to a tee.
All jokes had to be told rather than read from a script and performed to a live audience.
Youngest female to publish a book
Weymouth
Most people battle for years to get their imaginative ideas to print, but Bella J Dark from Weymouth set the record for the youngest person to publish a book.
Aged five years and 211 days old, Bella published her book ‘The Lost Cat’ which tells the tale of Snowy the cat who gets lost after venturing out alone at night.
The book was published on 31 January 2022 by Ginger Fyre Press and has since sold over 1,000 copies.
