Allister Brown’s fabulous effort saw him drumming for an amazing 150 hours and one minute. The official recognition means he has now entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the third time. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The triple world record holder from Lisburn played 2,500 songs in total and sleep-deprived for almost a week in July 2023, tested his physical and mental endurance to the limit to raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer and mental health. He drummed almost continuously through night and day with friends, family, supporters and physios calling in to the Lisburn Music Centre to boost morale, keep him awake and ease the pain. Allister took on this epic endurance event in memory of his late partner Sharon Deegan who he lost to pancreatic cancer in January 2021 aged 49 and raised a total of £24,000.
Half the funds raised went to local pancreatic cancer charity NIPANC to be invested into raising awareness about the symptoms of the disease, research and supporting families who face a diagnosis of this devastating illness. Advertisement Advertisement The rest of the proceeds went to the UK charity, Mind after Allister struggled with mental ill health after nursing Sharon for over three years before she died. He said: “I can’t thank people enough for all the support they showed me over those five days last summer.
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