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• Charley Boorman flies in to Maryborough
• Aussie pride on the line against New York record
  

Charley Boorman flies in to Maryborough

Charley Boorman, of 'Long Way Round' fame (and Ewan McGregor's mate) made a spectacular entrance into Maryborough on Saturday 23 May by flying in on a spitfire.

Charley is currently filming a new expedition 'By Any Means' which will take him from Sydney to Kamchatcha (Russia) by as many different means of transport as possible.

Charley took the time to meet the locals and admire the collection at the Maryborough Colonial and Military Museum. His only regrets were that he wouldn't be around to join in the World's Greatest Pub Crawl. He happily accepted his official stubby cooler and polo shirt before leaving in a genuine World War II armoured vehicle, to catch the Tilt train to Rockhampton.

Cheers Charley!

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Aussie pride on the line against New York record

New York has stolen the Guinness World Record from Maryborough for the most people on a pub crawl - by just 107 people.

Guinness has confirmed the new record for the most people in a pub crawl of 3,163 crawlers was set in New York City on 14 March during the Annual Luck of The Irish St Patrick's Pub Crawl 2009 held around the pubs of Manhattan.

Maryborough set the original Guinness World Record in June 2005 with almost 1,200 participants.

It reclaimed the record back after a successful challenge from London in 2006 and thwarted another bid by Halifax, Canada in 2007. Last year 3,056 official drinkers were recorded on the 2008 Maryborough attempt.

Pub Crawl Committee Chair Cr Anne Nioa urged all Australians to get behind Maryborough as it attempts to wrest back the title on the 7 June.

"We once again have Aussie pride on the line. We've beaten the Brits and Canadians and now we'll show the Yanks how it is done as well," Cr Nioa said.

"We have just found out about this attempt. It beats Maryborough's attempt in 2008 by just 107 people which is pretty amazing when you consider the population of Maryborough is 26,000 people compared to New York's population of 8 million."

Cr Nioa said the Maryborough Pub Crawl Committee was attempting to clarify details with Guinness over the latest New York attempt and the status of Maryborough's 2008 bid.

Maryborough's World's Greatest Pub Crawl will be held on the Queens Birthday week, June 7, when crawlers dressed in outrageous costumes, will set off to the bang of an historic time cannon, to walk or ride a free shuttle bus around Maryborough's historic old hotels

Thanks to funding from Queensland Events, the iconic culture of the event spreads to pub grub, with a gourmet food and beer tasting appreciation evening at the Brolga Theatre on Friday 5 June with master brewer, Dr Charles (Chuck) Hahn, founder of Hahn Brewery.

There will also be a free outdoor concert with popular Queensland bands Bobkatz and Screw Loose on Saturday 6 June.

This year, pub crawlers are also urged to "paint the town pink" with proceeds from the "crawl" around Maryborough's historical hotels going to the McGrath Foundation - which provides funding for breast care nurses in regional areas

The event draws "crawlers" with a thirst for weird and wacky fun from all over Australia and beyond.

Hundreds return year after year to soak up the camaraderie of the famous pub crawl. With the feel of a good old fashioned country B&S ball - it's a moving melting pot of ages, backgrounds, hometowns and nationalities, with music and entertainment thrown in to spice up the mix.

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