The new world record for the longest Tattoo session in known history was broken by 27 year old James Llewellyn and his renowned tattoo artist, Dave Fleet in the Grosvenor Casino, Cardiff Bay on the 29th October 2011. James and Dave endured fifty hours and ten minutes (50hrs 10min) of non-stop tattooing, which covered both James’ legs and back; the previous record was held at 48hrs 26min by Ohio (USA) duo Robin H.M. and Jeff Garton. Over the course of the week preceding the event, both James and Dave became recognised local icons, who became immortalised by some of Wales’ best known newspapers, they will now enter their names in the history books for one of mankinds most arduous and painstaking procedures. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff Cllr Professor Delme Bowen and the Deputy Lord Mayor  Cllr Jayne Cowan attended the event at the completion of the 50 hours and 10 minutes. The Lord Mayor’s chosen charity this year is also Cancer Research Wales. (Pictured left are James & Dave being congratulated by The Lord Mayor of Cardiff Cllr Professor Delme Bowen and the Deputy Lord Mayor  Cllr Jayne Cowan)

The New World Record is set at 50 hours & 10 minutes For the longest Tattoo Session By Two People

James Llewellyn & Dave Fleet

All the proceeds of event will be collected and bestowed to the duo’s chosen charity, Cancer Research Wales. Both James and Dave would like to thank their friends, families and all those who showed their support for their enduring task, as well show their appreciations to Zoe and the staff at the Grosvenor Casino for all their efforts at making the event as accommodating as possible. (Pictured  right are James & Dave being overlooked by witnesses.)

The Date, 27th, 28th, 29th October 2011

James Llewellyn has undergone a painstaking fifty hour tattoo session whereby both his thighs and back have be used as a canvas for his new permanent tattoos. Wales renowned top professional tattoo artist Dave Fleet, of Abracadabra Tattoo Studio, Blackwood, tattooed James throughout the period using and customizing a perfect designs fittingly based around the world renowned epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’ by John Milton (The Fall of Man), illustrated by the 18th century French artist, Gustave Doré.

The Venue The Grosveor Casino Cardiff Bay Wales

This extraordinary event will not only be a deed to charity, but an exaltation and mark of respect to a compassionate, philanthropic and family man in the figure of Keith Chorlton, who touched the lives of many people, including many of his own employees, and almost everybody he met. James Llewellyn had known Keith Chorlton his entire life and even grew up with his four sons Alan, Simon, James and Lance in their original town of Chepstow, South Wales.

Mr Keith Chorlton

Since Mr. Chorlton passed away, James and a number of his colleagues at their company have been trying to figure out ways of raising money, awareness and appreciation for cancer research so that future medical breakthroughs could potentially find more efficient markers to detect early signs of the disease and even work towards the possibility of finding a long-term cure. James and his colleagues believe that this event is quite possibly the best way to try and raise money for the charity. The impetus for James’ decision to donate money for this cause comes from his personal life experiences; his own mother is a cancer survivor and more recently, he lost somebody close to him with the disease. A dear friend and somebody he had known all his life had fallen victim to colorectal cancer metastases (mCRC); a man who had given his life to South Wales and many of its residents. The subject and a number of his colleagues at their Cwmbran based company would therefore use this opportunity to pay homage to their late boss, Keith Chorlton who passed away on 25th March 2011); however, it was James himself who both coined the idea and volunteered to undergo the procedure for the world longest tattoo session in commemoration of Mr. Chorlton.

Please refer to the Donations link. For anybody who wishes to know more about the event and James’ motives behind this charity drive, you may send your queries to our email address at: info@tattoorecordcancerwales.co.uk