On August 31 2014, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Charitable Foundation
will attempt to break the World Record for the largest gathering of
people dressed up as the world's most famous detective, SherlockHolmes. 

The challenge will be hosted at Temple Newsam, a beautiful historic
country house a short distance outside of the city of Leeds, with the
chief aim of helping to raise funds towards a new £2m Yorkshire Brain
Research Centre. Attendees can choose to dress as any incarnation of
Sherlock Holmes they wish from his long and storied history.

Registration is £15 and in return participants will receive a
Deerstalker hat, a pipe and a magnifying glass. Prizes will be given
for the best dressed Holmes. 

Sherlock fans can enter a raffle for £5
to win signed goodies from the cast of Sherlock, including Benedict
Cumberbatch signed photographs, Sherlock script and books. 100% of
proceeds will go to the Yorkshire Brain Research Centre.

Clair Challenor-Chadwick, Appeal Director of the Yorkshire Brain
Research Centre, said: "Sherlock may live at Baker Street, London, but
according to the most influential fictional biography of Holmes by
Baring-Gould, Holmes was born in Yorkshire, the youngest of three sons
of Siger Holmes and Violet Sherrinford. 

We wanted to reclaim him for
Yorkshire, and he is the perfect inspiration for our Appeal as the
world's brainiest detective."

Clair added: "We are calling on collective brain power to help raise
funds for this important cause! If you love Sherlock you will love
this fun family event, expect special guests and some great
entertainment." 

Register for the event at www.sherlockworldrecord.com

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