The largest collection of sheep-related items is 777, as of 15 April 2013, and belongs to Michelle Sullivan (UK) in Birmingham, UK.

The largest collection of salt and pepper sachets belongs to Tim Leigh (UK), with 172 matching pairs of salt and pepper sachets, as of 2 October 2007, which he has been collecting since 1998. Each sachet has a different company logo.

The largest collection of Spice Girls memorabilia belongs to Elizabeth West (UK), with 2,066 different items as of April 2011, which she has been collecting since 1998. Elizabeth’s vast collection of Spice Girls memorabilia began in 1998 when she purchased both versions of the single ‘Spice Up Your Life.’ Her collection includes costumes and outfits worn by the Spice Girls. The collection is currently on public display at Leeds City Museum (until 3 July 2011).

The largest collection of soaps belongs to Carol Vaughan (UK) who has collected 1,331 individual bars of soap since 1991. From The Telegraph: Miss Vaughn said she loves finding a new soap she hasn’t seen before and likes to find ones that might seem unusual. “I was given one by a friend that is shaped liked cheesecake, you don’t know whether to eat it or use it to have a wash,” she said.

Cedric Brown (UK) has a collection of 17,455 bowling stickers that he has amassed since the 1980s from numerous bowling clubs around the world. Holder passed away in Oct 2005

Jason Joiner, of Ealing, London, UK, a special effects expert who has worked on the Star Wars films currently being made in the United Kingdom, has a collection of over 20,000 Star Wars toys. In addition, Joiner has one of the original C3PO robots, an original R2D2 and an original Darth Vader costume.

David Morgan (UK) has a collection of 137 different traffic cones. He owns a cone from about two thirds of all types ever made.

The greatest deficit from which an English Premier League team has come back to salvage a result was four goals by Newcastle United over Arsenal in a 4-4 draw at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, UK, on 5 February 2011. The Magpies trailed 4-0 after the first 26 minutes before netting four goals in the final 22 minutes to earn the point.

The largest composite photograph exhibition consisted of 81,663 photographs and was achieved by Clare Newton (UK) as part of London & Partners’ World Record London. It was unveiled in the Excel Centre in London, UK, on 1 June 2012. Clare’s photographs, which were all her own original work, totalled 675.67 Gigabytes digitally. The theme of the exhibition was ‘Jump4London’ in which she asked her subjects to jump. Some subjects included Sooty and Sweep, Kickboxers, war veterans and sports teams playing sitting volleyball. 1,160 jumpers participated. Continue reading →

The largest conker championship consisted of 395 participants in an event organized by the Hampstead Heath Education Centre (UK) in London, UK, on 9 October 2011. The conker championship is held every year as a way to engage Londoners with their environment.