Shaking Two Trees

Shaking Two Trees The Bopsey's are attempting a Guinness World Record! 50 hours of squash, community, and fundraising. Hello! We are the Bopseys (Seamus & Karam Singh).

We are brothers as well as squash fanatics and community members. On October 7-9, we will be attempting to break the World Record for the Longest Squash Marathon (singles). The current record stands at just over 38 hours, our goal is 50 hours! This attempt is a huge undertaking! It requires a transformation of our lives, bodies, and building a great team of support and sponsors. Through this attem

pt, we hope to achieve a few things. The first is to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, which is why we’re raising money for OTR (Bristol) and Jigsaw (Dublin), two amazing charities that provide mental health support and advocacy for young people. Mental health is so much about community, so we really want to bring our community together through this attempt, especially after an isolating few years. Which is why we’ll be hosting a weekend-long event at Workout Harbourside in Bristol, UK surrounding this attempt.

“Shaking Two Trees” is how Peter Gabriel introduced drummer Manu Katche during a performance of Shaking The Tree during the filming of Secret World Live. We love Peter Gabriel, adore this album and just loved the sound of this phrase. In the context of our attempt we saw squash rackets, instead of drum sticks, in our hands. We saw them actually becoming a part of our body rather than just something we held. Given the length of time on court perhaps we will start growing roots. Above all, whether we break the record or not, this attempt is about the journey and celebrating our love for this sport. Sincerely,
The Bopseys (Seamus & Karam Singh)

How to support us:

Come cheer us on during our attempt: https://fb.me/e/21OzYnPqc
Not Local? Tune in to our live stream! (Watch these channels for link)
Help us reach our fundraising goal! https://www.justgiving.com/team/ShakingTwoTreesTeam

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We're still collecting donations so please help us reach our fundraising g...
14/10/2022

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We're still collecting donations so please help us reach our fundraising goals! 💙

Raising funds for OTR and Jigsaw 💙

We’d like to give a huge thank you to our amazing sponsors! They were so supportive of us and this attempt and we couldn...
13/10/2022

We’d like to give a huge thank you to our amazing sponsors!

They were so supportive of us and this attempt and we couldn’t have done it without them!

Rewire Fitness
Spicer and Cole
4th Discipline
RestringMe
Elite Squash
Braveheart Coaching
studiolovelyjubley.com

A deeper reflection on our World Record attempt, as well as a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, refs, and witness...
12/10/2022

A deeper reflection on our World Record attempt, as well as a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, refs, and witnesses!

We couldnt have done it without you

The sun is shining and the sky is clear. It is a beautiful day. Over breakfast this morning I sat down to watch a bit of Netflix, “Aftershock Everest and the Nepal Earthquake”. It is a …

37.5 hours of squash later, our attempt is over, but our fundraising isn’t!We are collecting funds until the end of the ...
12/10/2022

37.5 hours of squash later, our attempt is over, but our fundraising isn’t!

We are collecting funds until the end of the month! Please donate generously to help us reach our fundraising goals!

A big purpose of this attempt is to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, especially in young people. That’s why we’re raising funds for two amazing charities, OTR and Jigsaw 💙

Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/team/ShakingTwoTreesTeam

We would like to thank everyone who supported us during our attempt.While we didn’t quite make it to the current record ...
11/10/2022

We would like to thank everyone who supported us during our attempt.

While we didn’t quite make it to the current record we did go to 37 hours and 24 min before injury intervened. The final score at that point was 246 - 227 to Seamus. For most of the match the lead changed hands and it was only when Karam’s injury really kicked in that Seamus was able to pull clear. This would not normally be the case given Karam’s skill level.

So many people came and spoke to us after, congratulating us on our achievement and raising awareness for young people’s mental health. For two 60 year olds that is pretty darn good.

Thank you again for all the love and support. We will continue to accept donations for our charities until the end of the month. Please donate generously!

Link to donate is here💙https://www.justgiving.com/team/ShakingTwoTreesTeam

We are into HOUR 22 of our 50 hour attempt and going strong!Tune in here:
08/10/2022

We are into HOUR 22 of our 50 hour attempt and going strong!

Tune in here:

An attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for Longest Squash Marathon (Singles). The current record is 38 hr 0 min 27 sec and was achieved by Len Granger...

We are LIVE here on youtube for the next 50 hours! Tune in!
07/10/2022

We are LIVE here on youtube for the next 50 hours! Tune in!

An attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for Longest Squash Marathon (Singles). The current record is 38 hr 0 min 27 sec and was achieved by Len Granger...

And we are OFF! If you need to find us for the next 50 hours, we’ll be here, attempting the worlds longest squash match!...
07/10/2022

And we are OFF!

If you need to find us for the next 50 hours, we’ll be here, attempting the worlds longest squash match!

If you are local, please come down and support us sometime this weekend. If you’re not, tune into our live stream!

Link to the livestream: https://youtu.be/UqA3A4vJPzY

Bye bye house, see you Sunday evening.We’re off to see The …..
07/10/2022

Bye bye house, see you Sunday evening.

We’re off to see The …..

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