'World's biggest thank you card' to be presented in Wakefield for World Record attempt

Card Factory, who are headquartered in the city, will present the 'World's biggest thank you card' as part of the NHS' birthday on Sunday, July 5.

The Big Thank You: Help us say thanks to our community heroesThe card will be include the names of more than 1,000 people across the UK who have pledged donations to NHS Charities Together, which has supported NHS staff and volunteers through the coronavirus crisis

The Card Factory's campaign has so far raised more than £13,000.

The current Guinness World Record for the largest thank you card stands at 239.95 square metres, and is held by Provident Housing Limited (India).

To break this record, Card Factory's attempt will need to measure more than 18 metres tall - around the length of a cricket pitch.

The card, which will be manufactured at the company's printing site near Bradford, will be assembled on site with the help of a crane.

Donations to the campaign can be made at https://giving.cardfactory.co.uk, and should be made by Wednesday 24 June at 4pm in order for names to feature in the card.

Last year, more than 700 people helped break a world record at Pontefract Racecourse.

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