# Bingo balls record attempt raises funds for cancer charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/24/bingo-balls-record-attempt-raises-funds-cancer-charity/
- Published: 2014-07-24T23:50:08+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

GalaBingo.com has achieved a Guinness World Record for the game of bingo with the
largest set of bingo balls, and raised £10,000 for the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign.

The record-breaking game took place on the former set of Coronation Street, as the
company launched its latest game, Corrie Bouncy Balls.

 

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The money was raised by over several weeks before the record attempt, with players
at GalaBingo.com being able able to compete for tickets to take part.

On 18 July, 90 custom-made giant bingo balls were ejected from the house windows
of Weatherfield into the street as This Morning’s Alison Hammond called the numbers
until the house was called.

 

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Delighted fans of the show were able to tour the former set and got to meet past
cast legends Shobna Gulati (Sunita Alahan), Sherrie Hewson (Maureen Webster), Steven
Arnold (Ashley Peacock) and Adam Rickitt (Nick Tilsley).

 

[⌊Former Coronation Street stars Steven Arnold, Shobna Gulati, Sherrie Hewson and
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Steven Arnold, Shobna Gulati, Sherrie Hewson and Adam Rickitt with Gala TV presenter
Alison Hammond.⌉[

Former Coronation Street stars Steven Arnold, Shobna Gulati, Sherrie Hewson and 
Adam Rickitt with Gala TV presenter Alison Hammond.

 

[GalaBingo.com](http://www.galabingo.com) Director, Alison Digges said:

> “We wanted to do something special for the launch of ‘Corrie Bouncy Balls’. Something
> involving balls! We love the innovative, educational approach MCAC takes, so we’re
> delighted to work with them. And an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS(TM) attempt
> seemed like a good way to get everyone’s attention. So we organised a bingo game
> at Coronation Street – The Tour in Manchester, invited some former cast members
> and raised money for charity, all at the same time!”

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