When Europe's first-ever breast cancer prevention centre opened, representatives from MHSG participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with a difference.

The Head of Preparatory Department, Miss Sheila Coulter, was joined by Miss Sue Diamond, for a world record attempt involving 5km of pink ribbon.

The stunt celebrated the opening of the £14m Nightingale Centre and Genesis Centre at Wythenshawe. Despite downpours, hundreds of people participated in the world's longest ribbon-cutting ceremony, under the eye of an adjudicator from The Guinness Book of Records.

Pink balloons were also released as a tribute to loved ones lost to breast cancer.

The event is a culmination of many years of fund-raising and planning by The Genesis team, with around 25,000 patients a year expected to benefit.

To read coverage from The Manchester Evening News regarding The Genesis Appeal, click here.

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