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It was an amazing spectacle at the Eden Project in St Austell, currently home to a massive indoor ice rink.

Setting records. Pic: kasstzam.com

A total of 48 wheelchair users from across the country took part in the attempt at the Eden Project.

Participants were told by the Guinness World Records that the event was the first of its kind in the world and it was set to be registered.

"I wanted to do something which every wheelchair user could join in with and have fun," says organiser Leanne Grose.

During the record attempt participants performed moves from a charity fitness DVD for amputees and the elderly which Ms Grose had recently released.

Ms Grose, 26, from Truro, had to have a leg amputated after developing a tumour.

The Record setters Pic: kasstzam.com

She organised the record bid to celebrate the launch of the DVD, which was filmed at the Eden Project.

"There aren't many opportunities for people in wheelchairs to get involved in exercise and set world records," she smiled.

"It was a fantastic event and everyone had an amazing time."

Some of the profits of the DVD will go to the Macmillan Cancer Support.