Eccentric of The Year
In April 2009, Captain Beany was awarded the title of "Great British Eccentric of the Year" by the Eccentric Club in London. He also officially transformed his council flat into the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence, with British writer Danny Wallace presiding over the opening ceremony.
In December 2009, he teamed up with other Port Talbot musicians to record a charity Christmas song. He has recently completed the Sports Relief Mile 2010 whilst pushing a tin of baked beans on his hands and knees.
Beany, Leader of the New Millennium Bean Party, contested the Aberavon constituency for the 2010 general election. He received 558 votes, 1.8% of the vote, greater than that of the UK Independence Party candidate.
The Baked Bean Museum of Excellence situated in Port Talbot, south Wales, is now featured in this year's edition of 'Behind The Scenes At The Museum of Baked Beans' penned by eminent author, Mr. Hunter Davies. The Baked Bean Museum is only one of eighteen bizarre and extraordinary museum's in the United Kingdom that has graced this wacky museum's paperback.
He also planned to walk nearly 460 miles around the borders of Wales and England for the Cieran Jones Appeal whilst conveying a plate of baked beans on toast. His planned 'BEANS ON TOAST-A-THON' was to take place in mid August 2010.
Although the Guinness book of records does not state a world record, Captain Beany sat in a bath of beans for 100 hours for charity. This is rumored to be the world record.
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