Buckets, colanders and milk bottles were included in the musical ensemble that bagged a new world record at the Royal Norfolk Show.

More than 1,200 pupils from across Norfolk drummed their way into the history books on Thursday, as personnel from Guinness World Records declared a new record for the world's largest percussion ensemble using recyclable instruments.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Richard Stenning of the Guinness Book of World Records, Tim Brain of Norfolk Music HubRichard Stenning of the Guinness Book of World Records, Tim Brain of Norfolk Music Hub (Image: Norfolk Music Hub)

Previous record holders New Taipei City, Taiwan, were defeated by the 1,252 participants at the Norfolk Showground.

The ensemble was largely made up of pupils from schools and organisations across the county, including Necton Church of England Primary School, Costessey Primary School and Gorleston's Lynn Grove Academy.

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The record-breaking work, named "Bucket Beats XL", was organised by Norfolk Music Hub, a partnership of organisations committed to the highest quality of music education for children and young people across the county.

The piece was written for buckets and junk percussion by Tim Brain of Louder Than Life, who described the performance as "an incredible opportunity for young people across Norfolk to share the power of music and work together towards a common goal through the record attempt".

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