About 57 thrill seekers stripped naked and rode in a rollercoaster to raise thousands of pounds for charity. The people made up of men and women rode the rollercoaster without any clothes raised £10,000 for Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation's Keyhole Cancer Appeal. They came
from all over the UK, including Edinburgh, Newcastel and Swindon to take part in the challenge.
The first of the challenge which won a Guinness World Record took place in 2010 when 102 people rode the Green Scream at Adventure Island in Southend without wearing any clothes.
Dozens who participated in the fundraising at Adventure Island in Southend expressed satisfaction with the handling of events. Lucy Thomas-Clayton, from Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation, said: “It takes a lot of nerve to take off all your clothes in front of complete strangers, plus the world’s media. We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who was brave enough to bare all and raise such a huge amount of cash for our vitally important cause.”
Adventure Island operations director Andrew Renton said: “It’s been an absolutely superb day with people all enjoying the chance to do something memorable, good fun and raise a large amount of money for a fantastic, local charity. We’ve heard some amazing stories from so many who have been directly, or indirectly, affected by cancer and wanted to give something back. I am really proud Adventure Island could offer them this opportunity. Admittedly it would have been nice to have bettered our record - but we are still the World Record holders at the end of the day.”