Residents of a UK city have today (Tue) set what is believed to be a new record for the world's largest cream tea party.

Thousands of people gathered across Stoke-on-Trent for a quintessentially British afternoon of tea and scones to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary.

The Staffordshire city was bidding to smash the Guinness World Record of 667, which was set by people in Leeds more than ten years ago.

More than 800 people gathered across five venues for a brew and a scone while thousands of others took part at smaller community locations in Stoke.

Simon Drakeford, community and arts manager at Stoke Minster, one of the venues, said: "According to our numbers, which are yet to be officially verified by an adjudicator, the people of the city of Stoke on Trent have broken the world record."

"We had 15,000 people sign up to take part in our community tea parties to celebrate the city's centenary. "

"But we had 800 people across five main hubs, which should give us the numbers alone to beat the previous record."

"It has been an amazing day so far, absolutely brilliant."

"The criteria was vey strict, you had to eat all your scone and and your cream and your jam - and you could only have tea." "

More than 15,000 people signed up to take part at 190 venues, including businesses and schools, on top of the five main locations.

The world record attempt focused on Stoke Minster, Victoria Hall, DoubleTree, Jubilee Hall, Stoke Town Hall, and Natwest Bank.

Jasmine Kanuga, 29, of Kingston upon Thames, London, was at Stoke Minster to support her friends who are Stokies.

She said: "I'm up from London visiting friends and I just wanted to be a part of it really. It's been so wholesome."

"It's really nice to see a community pull together like this in a way that they don't really in London. "

"It's felt amazing to be part of a world record breaking attempt. "

"I've never experienced anything quite like it, just chatting away to people you don't know and seeing a community come together."

Tegan Gough, 28, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, said: "I'm a proud Stokie so it seemed only right I took part."

"I thought it would be a lovely fun way to spend the afternoon with friends and colleagues and to be part of a world record attempt is very special indeed."

The tea parties were arranged by organisations including YMCA North Staffordshire, Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, the Community Foundation for Staffordshire, Made in Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent College, VAST, and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

The Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Lyn Sharpe, said: "Our city's tea sets are famous all over the world so I can't think of a better way for us to get together for a brew in Stoke-on-Trent than this."

Nicky Twemlow, director of communities for YMCA North Staffordshire, said: "Stoke-on-Trent is a brilliant city, and this feels a perfect way to honour the cities 100-year celebrations and bring communities together."