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Friday, October 23, 2009
Longest tea run-world record set by Rebecca
Wass
John O’Groats, UK -- Twix Tea Lady, 28-year-old
Rebecca Wass, from Norwich, cycled 934 miles on her
four week journey during the Twix
Tea Tour, part of a Share a cuppa with Twix promotion-setting
the world record for the Longest
tea run.
Photo: Rebecca Wass cycled nearly 1,000 miles
from Land's End to John O'Groats - and gave out 8,000 cuppas
and chocolate biscuits on the way. (enlarge
photo)
Her mission was to share a brew with as
many people as possible, and included tea dates with glamour
model Melinda
Messenger, Welsh rugby star Jamie Roberts and the
current Miss Scotland.
When she got back Rebecca, who was on free
social network site Twitter to keep everyone updated on her
progress, tweeted: “I still can't believe it's all over, it
went so quickly. But it was amazing and we raised a lot of
money for charity, which is great!”
“It's been such an amazing journey, in so many
ways. Thank you guys for all your support and words of kindness!.....Thanks
so much to Twix and Brando for their support. Its been an
amazing journey and record breaking too!!”
Her month-long trip raised £7,000 for Have
a Heart and Help a South Wales Child charities. 
Photo:
Melinda Messenger (right) and Britain's ultimate tea
lady, Rebecca Wass
(enlarge
photo)
Twix spokesman Samuel Fielding said:
“We gave Rebecca a huge challenge to share Twix and cuppa
with the nation and she did not disappoint. We've been bowled
over by her determination and positivity during the tour and
are really proud of her achievement.”
The Twix
Tea Tour, part of a Share a cuppa with Twix promotion,
was launched by TV presenter and former glamour model Melinda
Messenger and Rebecca, a former youth worker, beat hundreds
of wannabe tea ladies to win the chance to undertake the task
of travelling across the country by bicycle and giving out
free tea and biscuits.
What makes the feat all the more special
for the 28-year old is that she was also recently diagnosed
with the painful muscular disease Fibromyalgia and was recovering
from a bout of illness when she embarked on the trek.
Miss Wass lives in Crome Road, near
Mousehold. Her sister, Helen Read, teaches at Thorpe St Andrews
High School, while her parents Linda and Alan live in Hassingham.
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Friday,
October 23, 2009
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