Hundreds of Pembrokeshire people who helped make sand angels on a local beach are World Record breakers, it has been confirmed.

The environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy gathered more than 400 people at Freshwater West beach in on Saturday June 6th, to take part in one of Wales’ biggest beach cleans and to attempt to break the Guinness world record for the most sand angels made simultaneously.

To break the world record, Keep Wales Tidy needed over 300 participants to simultaneously make sand angels for 15 seconds on the beach.

The record was previously held in the USA where 292 participants took to the beach.

Official confirmation from Guinness confirmed that the environmental charity, with support from businesses, volunteers, schools and groups, broke the record with 352 sand angels in Pembrokeshire.

The world record attempt was organised to celebrate Keep Wales Tidy’s coastal work and Coast Care project, which enables and supports communities to maintain and protect the Welsh coastline by arranging beach cleans and by providing expert advice, safe equipment, protective clothing and insurance to anyone who wants to be involved.

The event was attended by the National Trust and Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks, with many local businesses pledging their support, including FBM Holidays, Skycam Wales, Pure Tech Sound Systems, Hains and Lewis Solicitors and The Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company, who created a one-off ‘Guardian Angel Ice Cream Sundae’ for the event, with proceeds donated to Keep Wales Tidy coast care work.

Youth groups, Scouts, Guides, families and people from all over the UK, joined Keep Wales Tidy to protect Wales’ beautiful coastline and enjoy a unique day on a beach.

Fiona Cooper, participant in the beach clean and record attempt said: “Joining with hundreds of people to take part in the beach clean was a brilliant opportunity to support the work of Keep Wales Tidy and care for one of the world’s most beautiful stretches of coast.

"Taking part in the Guinness world record attempt was an exciting way to engage my young children with the importance of environmental responsibility, and lying in the sand, making angels with hundreds of people, was a really amazing experience!’’ Lesley Jones, Chief Executive for Keep Wales Tidy said:

“The support people have shown for our work by coming along and helping us break a world record is phenomenal. We’re so lucky that here in Wales, we have some of the best beaches in the world and it’s really important that everyone recognises the value and importance of keeping our coastline clean and safe all year round.

I’d like to thank everyone who came along to help us litter pick at Freshwater West as well as helping us a break a world record! It’s a first for Wales and an achievement that we’re very proud of.”