Kissing couples sought for record

More than 2,000 couples are being sought

The search has begun for more than 2,000 kissing couples keen on helping to set a world record for charity.

Money raised from the mass "kiss-in" at the Braehead Arena near Glasgow will be donated to BBC Children in Need.

Event organiser Paul Coffey said he was seeking to come up with a unique way of helping the appeal.

He noticed that the previous kissing world record involved 1,588 couples and was set in Canada.

Half way through the concert we'll ask the couples to kiss for 10 seconds and set a new world record Paul Coffey event organiser

Mr Coffey, who runs Wildcard Events, said: "I had been to the Guinness World Records website and noticed that the world record for kissing simultaneously was fairly low and I think Glasgow can do better than that."

He has urged couples to make it a date at the Braehead Arena, which has a capacity of 5,000, from 1900-2300 GMT on 14 November.

Mr Coffey told BBC Radio Scotland: "The event will include a concert compered by DJ Kevin Devine and featuring Blues Brothers tribute band Big Vern and the Shootahs.

"Half way through the concert we'll ask the couples to kiss for 10 seconds and set a new world record."

Tickets for the event cost £30 per couple, with £22.50 going to Children in Need and £7.50 going to meeting the cost of the event.

Golfing record

Mr Coffey said he would like as many couples as possible to buy tickets in advance via the website worldrecordkiss.com so that he can monitor the level of interest prior to the event.

"Although we know that people will turn up on the night, we would like them to buy in advance."

He said he has also been encouraging people to raise money through sponsorship, with contributions brought along on the night.

In June, Mr Coffey organised an event in which golfers broke the record for the most rounds completed on a course in a 24-hour period.

Money from that event was donated to the Children's Hospice Association of Scotland (Chas).

This year's Children in Need appeal night will take place on 21 November and organisers hope to exceed last year's total of £26m raised for good causes.