A man who holds two Guinness World Records thanks to his love of the award’s annuals said he never thought he would make it into the book himself.
Martyn Tovey, from Radstock in Somerset, got his first Guinness World Record book as a school prize in 1968, aged 11.
His mum went on to get him a new edition every year for Christmas and he now has 816 annuals and 3,089 pieces of memorabilia.
His collection has secured him two records in the 70th anniversary edition for 2025 – for the largest collection of Guinness World Record memorabilia and the largest collection of its annuals.