A GROUP of 40 cubs became the first group ever to sleep at the top of The Blackpool Tower.

The group of eight to ten-year-olds from the Fifth Tyldesley Cubs had the sleepover on Saturday with around half of the group braving the tower’s famous glass floor for the night.

The cubs settled down at 10pm and woke up at 7.30am on Sunday.

Cub leader David Simpson said: “They were all buzzing and they were all arguing over who could sleep on the glass floor. Everyone was really excited.

"It was a brilliant experience and it is great that this will make memories for them."

As well as the sleepout the cubs visited The Blackpool Tower Circus, went to an indoor play area and played mini golf.

David said that the trip was very popular with the kids, many of whom wanted to pitch up on the infamous "walk of faith" which first opened 20 years ago.

The tower, which is 518 feet and 9 inches tall, underwent a £20m restoration in 2011 including a newly constructed glass floor which can hold the weight of two elephants.

The sleepover was run by The National Space Centre.

The event was booked through Youth Fundays, a group of volunteers from Leicestershire Scouts, in partnership with Merlin, the company which operates the tower as well as Alton Towers and Sea Life.

Two years ago, the Tyldesley cubs had a sleepover with Youth Fundays at The Blackpool Tower Circus and went up the tower in the morning when the organisers mentioned the possibility of sleeping at the top.

David said Youth Fundays, which also organised a cubs outing to the National Space Centre in Leicester, is really well run.

He added: “They’re all really good. They bend over to make sure that everyone is okay.

“It’s not everyday you get to sleep on the glass at The Blackpool Tower.”

The cub leader also said that the Tyldesley group would love to return for a sleepover at the top of the tower in the future.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will also be visiting the cub scouts on Wednesday at 8.15pm.

He will discuss the groups recent camping trip at 17th Meath Longwood Cubs in Ireland.

The partnership started when the Irish group wrote letters of support to the 5th Tyldesley Cubs in the wake of the suicide terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert on May 22.

After exchanging more letters, the group arranged to meet up in a camp which took place in April.

The organisation's county commissioner Andy Farrell and Lord Lieutenant of Manchester are also presenting money raised from selling worker bee badges.