BOUNCEABOUT

After a random, fateful conversation in 1993, we decided it might be a fun idea to buy some bouncy castles, and hire them out for children's parties. Could it work? Was there a call for it locally? Will they fit in the back of our Ford sierra? (They're not that big or heavy are they? ). Well, we went for it and ordered three shiney new inflatables. We decided to call ourselves 'Bounceabout' because the 'B' put us at the top of the yellow pages listings! ...this was long before internet advertising! We also put a small ad in the local paper. Within days the bookings came rolling in, and we needed to expand! We bought two more castles, and a much needed trailer (that poor sierra ). It had begun. Bounceabout very soon became a big part of our lives. We've never looked back. We married and had three children, Callum, Kieran and Jessica. You might see the boys out and about giving Mark a hand, and even Jess likes to get involved on occasion (she makes a great model for advertising..

Primary location: Chichester United Kingdom