Hundreds support De Montfort University's flashmob record-breaking bid

Hundreds of people danced their way around a city park this afternoon aiming to break a world record.

De Montfort University staff and students, as well as members of the public, bopped to the beat of Bonnie Tyler's 1980s rock classic Holding Out For A Hero in Castle Gardens, in Leicester.

Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh
Flashmob at De Montfort University. Pic Beth Walsh

They were hoping to set a world record for the biggest lip-synching flashmob ever created as they mimed along to the words. The DMU organised event aimed to raise funds for Leicestershire hospice Loros and cancer charity Prostaid.

More details and pictures in tomorrow's Leicester Mercury.

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