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🎗 UK's Biggest Ribbon of Hope 🎗
World Record Attempt!
11th April 2026 | 11am - 7pm | Record attempt at 3pm
Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, IP3 8UH
Mark your calendars – Saturday 11th April 2026 – because Suffolk is about to make HISTORY! Together, we’re attempting to break the World Record for the largest Human Cancer Awareness Ribbon… and we need YOU to be part of it!
🌟 Our Goal: 10,000 incredible people, all coming together to form one giant ribbon of love, strength, and remembrance. Whether you’re standing in honour of someone you’ve lost, or showing support for a loved one fighting cancer right now, this is your chance to shine in their colour and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with your community.
Everyone who attends the World Record attempt will receive an official Hope to Connect World Record Attempt Participant Certificate — a keepsake of your legacy and a reminder that you were part of something truly meaningful for the UK.
💜💛💚 Wear a colour that represents your loved one’s cancer journey, and watch as Suffolk transforms into a rainbow of hope, compassion, and unity.
🎟 How to Participate in the World Record:
1. Purchase your ticket!
- Adults (16+ year old): £9.95 entry and participation ticket.
- Children (under 16 years, must be accompanied by an adult): £4.95 entry and participation ticket.
* Important note: Children under the age of 5 entering the world record MUST be held by their parent or legal guardian. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2. Attend on the day!
3. If you can, fundraise, details below.
IMPORTANT NOTES: To purchase a ticket, you MUST be able to attend the World Record attempt. Please note that tickets are non-refundable. To ensure that the event is safe and successful, it is VITAL that you read the full terms or participation in the world record attempt. To view them click here.
Your ticket helps us fund the Hope to Connect app – a brand-new platform designed to support people with cancer through friendships, shared experiences, and even love 💕.
Please view Terms of Service here.
Why This Means Everything to Us
Cancer is something that touches so many lives across the world, but nothing prepares you for how traumatic it is when it becomes your diagnosis, or when it takes the people you love most. Emma is one of the co-founders of Hope to Connect and here’s her story:
"My journey with cancer has been long, frightening, exhausting, and at times utterly devastating. It has tested me physically, emotionally, and mentally in ways I never imagined possible. Living with cancer is not just about treatment plans and hospital appointments - it’s about fear, uncertainty, loss of control, and the constant weight of not knowing what comes next."
"Along this journey, I have been supported by incredible cancer charities. Cancer Support Suffolk have not only supported me personally during some of my darkest moments, but they have also stood beside Hope To Connect, the dream that Mandeep and I are determined to bring to life for others facing a cancer diagnosis.
Hope To Connect was born from lived experience - from loneliness, fear, grief, and isolation. Mandeep (my fellow co-founder of Hope to Connect) and I both know this world far too well, but from different sides of the cancer journey.
Mandeep has lost people she loves deeply to cancer. Those losses have left a lasting impact on her life and shaped who she is today. Living with grief, watching people you adore suffer, and then having to carry on without them is something that never truly leaves you. Cancer didn’t just take her loved ones, it changed her world.
She wants to honour the people she has lost by helping others feel less alone. She wants to turn grief into something meaningful. And she wants to help create a future where connection, understanding, and support are easier to find when cancer turns life upside down."
"Cancer is traumatic. It doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed - it ripples out to families, friends, children, and entire communities. It takes so much from you - your health, your energy, your confidence, your plans, and often your sense of safety. When you are living with cancer, support is not a luxury; it is a lifeline. That is why supporting these charities means so much to Mandeep and I.
These organisations are there when people are scared, overwhelmed, grieving, or exhausted. They offer comfort, information, understanding, and community at a time when life feels unbearably heavy. They were there for me. They believed in Hope To Connect. And they continue to support countless others who are walking this path right now.
This community Just Giving page, and every person who supports it, is our way of giving back. Because when cancer takes so much from you, you feel a deep need to support the very organisations that can support you back. It is about gratitude, solidarity, and ensuring that help continues to exist for the next person who hears the words, “You have cancer.”
Recently, my own cancer journey has taken a heartbreaking turn. My prognosis has changed, and I now have to face chemotherapy again. I won’t pretend that this hasn’t devastated me. Coming to terms with the fact that things have reached this stage is incredibly hard, and there is grief in that, grief for the future I hoped for, and the life I imagined with my 17-year-old daughter who I'll be leaving behind.
And yet, this is exactly why this World Record attempt matters so much to both of us."
This event is about turning pain into purpose. It’s about bringing people together to raise vital funds for five incredible cancer charities. It’s about creating something positive from something so painful. And it’s about showing that even in the hardest moments, kindness, connection, and community can still shine through.
By supporting this JustGiving page, you are not just donating - you are helping people feel less alone, supporting families through unimaginable times, and ensuring these charities can continue their life-changing work.
Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for supporting these charities. And thank you for helping us give back, together. 💗"
💖 Fundraising:
In total, Emma and Mandeep aim to raise £10,000, which will be equally divided and go directly to support five amazing cancer charities. If you can, we would love for you to fundraise through our JustGiving page. All funds raised through our JustGiving page will go directly to these charities:
The Harley James Reynolds Fund
Please view Terms & Conditions here. Please make special note of Section 17.
🎡 Fun for Everyone!
This isn’t just a record attempt – it’s a celebration! Weather permitting, you can expect:
✨ Food stalls & local vendors
✨ Motorbikes and some classic cars
✨ Rides
✨ Live music & entertainment (please note this is not a paid gig)
✨ Activities for all ages
✨ A once-in-a-lifetime chance to be part of a World Record attempt!
🛍 Traders:
Want to be part of the fun? Here are the requirements for stallholders:
Food & Drink vendors are now full booked, however, if you would like to be added to our Vendor Interest List, or if you have something special, cultural or alternative, please get in touch directly: [email protected].
Crafts & Gifts Stallholders: 10% of takings on the day + £20 deposit to reserve your pitch (your deposit will be deducted from sales)
If you need electric, this can be purchased at £65 for 16 amp, £85 for a 32 amp and £150 for 2 x 32 amp (please bring your own cables). At the time of booking, please ensure you add your required amps.
* NOTE: Please note deposits are non-refundable. Please note that this is an outdoord event. Food and drink vendor spaces are now full and we are no longer taking more bookings
🙌 Let’s come together, create something unforgettable, and show the world what Suffolk can do when united by love, hope, and courage.
📅 Save the Date: Saturday 11th April 2026
📍 Location: Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, IP3 8UH
This is more than just an event – it’s a movement. Be part of it. 💖
Hope to Connect World Record is sponsored by Top Sponsor:
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*Disclaimer: In the situation where the founders of Hope to Connect® do not raise the needed funds to successfully build the Hope to Connect® app, the balance of seed funding raised will go directly to Macmillan Cancer Support. Terms of Service.
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