TWO talented Tesco colleagues from Launceston joined almost 5,000 people at Wembley Stadium to break the Guinness World Record time for longest dance marathon relay, led by pop star Aston Merrygold and former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt.

Ali Rich and Nicola Adams, who work at the Launceston Tesco store, joined others to dance a relay for more than 30 hours as part of the supermarket’s biggest-ever fundraising campaign, Dance Beats.

Ali and Nicola left from Exeter in the early hours to travel up to Wembley, where they joined celebrities, Tesco colleagues and members of the public for two days of dance.

The world record feat complemented dance events in thousands of Tesco stores across the country — all part of a huge nationwide effort to raise millions of pounds to support the life-changing work of Cancer Research UK, The British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK.

In Launceston, colleagues at the store had organised three days of various dance-themed events to keep the fundraising going.

Tim Coleman provided the music as DJ VDub Mixer from his modified Volkswagen camper van, and the likes of McQueen’s Dance & Theatre School and Priority1Fitness kept customers entertained with some lively dance routines. The store raised an amazing £1,700 for the charities.

Shelley Vanstone, community champion at the store, said: “Ali and Nicola absolutely loved their time at Wembley. They were really thrilled to be part of a world record. They said it was amazing and they’d definitely do it again.

“We had a fantastic time in the store, too. Everyone really got into the spirit of what we were doing, and we’re so grateful to the performers, our colleagues and all the generous customers who supported us. It really was an event we won’t forget.”

Kimberly Wyatt said at Wembley: “The Dance Beats dance floor is a wonderful thing – full of energy, excitement and a million different dance styles. It doesn’t matter how people have moved around the dancefloor this weekend – crucially, they’ve kept moving and moved this campaign to a fantastic finale. The hours have flown by!”

Aston added: “Being involved in a world record is amazing. But even more amazing is seeing people travel from all over the country and unite on the dance floor in aid of such important causes. We’re here today dancing for all those people. Together we can make a real difference and beat cancer, beat heart diseases and fight diabetes.”

Dave Lewis, Tesco CEO, said: “It’s so inspiring to see thousands of our colleagues joining members of the public on the dancefloor to have fun, smash a world record and help raise millions for three incredible charities. This is a great achievement in our centenary year, and everyone who has taken part this weekend can be rightly proud of their marathon dance efforts.”