The largest gathering of people wearing Bobble hats is 764 and was achieved by St Anne’s Primary School, Finaghy, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, on 18 November 2010 in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2010.
The largest gathering of pirates was achieved by 14,231 participants at an event organised by Roger Crouch and The Town of Hastings (United Kingdom) on Pelham Beach, Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom, on 22 July 2012. The enclosed area of Pelham beach had 17 entrances and 2 exits, each monitored by 2 clickers, and overseen by 2 independent witnesses in addition to the Adjudicator.
The largest gathering of skeletons is 2,018 and was achieved by Jokers’ Masquerade (UK) at Swansea University, Swansea, UK, on 8 October 2011. The event was held in Swansea University and was organised by Jokers Masquerade, a fancy dress company.
The largest gathering of Santa’s elves is 1,110 and was achieved by Stockeld Park and Martin House Children’s Hospice (both UK) in Wetherby, North Yorkshire, UK, on 9 November 2013.
The largest gathering of Santa Claus’ was achieved by 13,000 participants in the Guildhall Square in Derry City, Northern Ireland, UK, on 9 December 2007.
The largest ground-based digital lunar mosaic consists of 288 individual images stitched together to make an image of the face of the Moon 87.4 megapixels in size. The data was captured on 4 April 2009 by Nick Howes, Damian Peach, Bruce Kingsley, Dave Tyler, Trevor Little, Nick Smith, Pete Lawrence, Mark Irving, Leanne Irving, David Mason and Ninian Boyle (all UK). Posters were made of the image with all donations going to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
The three British Royal Navy M Class submarines (M1-3) developed towards the end of the First World War were fitted with a deck-mounted 30.48-cm (12-in) gun, a weapon more commonly found in turrets on battleships. The diesel-electric powered submarines were 90.5 m (297 ft) long, had a surface displacement of 1,600 tonnes (3.5 million lb), and could travel at 8 knots (15 km/h or 9 mph) submerged and at 14 knots (26 km/h or 16 mph) on the surface. The gun and mounting weighed 129
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The largest group of carol singers in multiple locations consisted of 18,100 participants at 196 venues throughout the UK, achieved by Premier Christian Radio (UK) on 18 December 2011.
The largest haggis weighed 1,010 kg (2,226 lb 10 oz) and was made by Hall’s of Scotland (UK) at Fenton Barns, North Berwick, UK, on 18 June 2014. The haggis measured 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) in length, 0.93 m (3 ft) in width and 0.65 m (2 ft 1 in) in height.
The largest Highland dance involved 1,453 participants from 5 schools in the Nairn region who danced the Dashing White Sergeant for an event organised by the Nairn Associated Schools Group to celebrate the Highland Year of Culture 2007 at Nairn Links, Scotland, UK, on 22 June 2007.