Strongman ‘Big Dave’ Gauder comes to Southall
Thu 08 Nov 2007Record-breaking strongman ‘Big Dave’ Gauder came to Villiers High School, Southall to speak to children about bullying. Although no-one would mess with him now as a child he was bullied.
Big Dave's Anti-Bullying Roadshow is now in its seventh year. He has been touring the country's primary and high schools to speak to pupils about the nature and effects of bullying.
Big Dave who uses the slogan “Never Say Can't” amazed students at Villiers High School with a trial of his strength when he pulled a bus in the school grounds.
Dave Gauder is the holder of 24 Guinness World records, 17 of which are uncontested. Some of his records are:
- Single-handedly, pulled the British Airways Concorde, all 101 tons a distance of forty feet along the runway at Heathrow Airport.
- At Heathrow, Dave is the only man ever to pull a 200 ton "Air Canada" Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet!
- Pulled an American B52 Stratofortress Bomber, all 162 tons, for the RAF Benevolent Appeal at Boscombe Down.
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