Ten years ago ... Co-op staff in banana-based world record attempt

Shop workers at the Lincolnshire Co-op, in Eastwood Road, Boston, were taking part in a world record attempt for the largest number of people eating a banana at the same time.
Staff at the Eastwood Road Co-op in Boston 10 years ago.Staff at the Eastwood Road Co-op in Boston 10 years ago.
Staff at the Eastwood Road Co-op in Boston 10 years ago.

The initiative, part of Fairtrade Fortnight, would see Lincolnshire Co-operative employees munch their way through bananas across a 24-hour period.

Colleagues at Swineshead Pharmacy, Holland Brothers, and Parkside Pharmacy would also taking part.