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Finally got to test another set of Radar Calibration kites. Ready to send to the customer tomorrow. 😎
04/03/2026

Finally got to test another set of Radar Calibration kites. Ready to send to the customer tomorrow. 😎

SKY BUMS UPDATEThis year is our 40th year in business. We set the business up (as Morgan Kites) on 26th June 1986 but st...
11/02/2026

SKY BUMS UPDATE

This year is our 40th year in business. We set the business up (as Morgan Kites) on 26th June 1986 but started our first year on 1st July 1986. Over the last year it has come to our attention that rumours are going around that we are retiring. To put the record straight, we are not retiring.

In the beginning we got into kites as we enjoyed the hobby and could use the kites as canvasses for our art (both being from an art background). To survive we had to design and make the smaller kites for both children and adults (with not much time to do our specials). We are not retiring but gradually changing what we do. The smaller framed kites are very soul destroying, time consuming, repetitive and the shear volume is so immense we have decided to not make them any more. This we decided a couple of years ago but the death of Tony from Go Kites left us being the only remaining kite trader at festivals. So as not to let the public down we continued with the small stuff and found that since then we have been working harder than when we started and getting totally exhausted.
But it was, and still is, very satisfying to see so many children and newcomers that we have brought to the sport and their happy faces over the years.

The plan now is to still run the festivals at Cleobury and Cardigan, still do workshops as the children and adults get very inspired and really enjoy themselves. (The problem these days is that we get the children inspired and happy but the parents are too busy to take them to festivals. Having said that, the Northern festivals and the European festivals are very well attended). We will have a stall at a select few festivals and at others will be flying, displaying our art kites and selling them to people that come up to us on the field. Also we will still be taking orders and other projects.

We will be celebrating our 40th at the Shropshire Kite Festival, Cleobury Mortimer in July this year and we are sure at other festivals too. Looking forward to seeing you all in the new kite season ###x.

It seems appropriate to post a shot of this printed photographic ohashi kite "Valentine Graffiti". 😎❤️
09/02/2026

It seems appropriate to post a shot of this printed photographic ohashi kite "Valentine Graffiti". 😎❤️

Margam workshop 2025 is the stained-glass cube. Using 55cm squares and simple applique technique and paint pens. Can be ...
01/07/2025

Margam workshop 2025 is the stained-glass cube. Using 55cm squares and simple applique technique and paint pens. Can be as shown but can also be images of your choice. More info soon.

We will be presenting a kiteworkshop at this event once again this year. It is a lovely relaxing place for children to r...
14/05/2025

We will be presenting a kiteworkshop at this event once again this year. It is a lovely relaxing place for children to run wild in and be themselves 🙂🙂

Another dragon batik ready to insert into another E Doodle kite 🙂🙂
24/02/2025

Another dragon batik ready to insert into another E Doodle kite 🙂🙂

Kites that I ( Helene ) made to fly at St Annes 2024 but didn`t get the chance to fly them due to the the wrong conditio...
24/02/2025

Kites that I ( Helene ) made to fly at St Annes 2024 but didn`t get the chance to fly them due to the the wrong conditions.

Kites I (Helene) made and flew at St Annes International Kite festival 2024. I made a whole heap of different kites to f...
24/02/2025

Kites I (Helene) made and flew at St Annes International Kite festival 2024. I made a whole heap of different kites to fly there but the wind wasn`t right to fly the rest. These are all one off kites :) :)

The Sky Bums sale is now on 🙂 skybums.com/sale.htm
10/01/2025

The Sky Bums sale is now on 🙂 skybums.com/sale.htm

05/12/2024

Just heard from Lindsay Davies that Margam Kite Festival is officially on over the August bank holiday 2025 👍🪁

A small selection of our kites which we flew at this years Jolly Up in August :) :)
28/11/2024

A small selection of our kites which we flew at this years Jolly Up in August :) :)

More catchup piccies, this time for the Cleobury (Shropshire) Kite Festival 2024. Not many taken this year, fun was had ...
28/11/2024

More catchup piccies, this time for the Cleobury (Shropshire) Kite Festival 2024. Not many taken this year, fun was had by all :) :)

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