Yo! Hello to you 🙂 You may or may not have noticed that things have been a bit quiet here on the blog for a while. Things have been a little, shall we say, emotional & testing over the last few months & a combination of things have left me missing Jeremy so incredibly much […]
Great fundraising results so far!
Woohoo! Check out Surfability UK’s sharp new van! Thanks to your generous support, Gumby Legacy were able to provide the funds for Ben to buy this much needed van after the original was deemed beyond repair just under a year ago! Having this vehicle will make life slightly less complicated for Ben and his amazing crew. I say […]
Announcing this year’s Surf’s Up Beach Party!
Great news everybody! Proud to announce that we will be hosting another Surf’s Up fundraising event at Aberavon Lifeboat Station on Sunday 5th July 2015. It will start at 11.00am and continue throughout the day. After the first surfing event in September last year where we raised just over £1000, we have managed to subsidise ongoing blocks of […]
Things we’re doing
The Gumby Legacy aims to give others a chance to dream and experience the wonders of the natural world around us, to help people realise that anything is possible if you care enough and are willing to put in some effort to get it. Projects that the Gumby Legacy has started: The Gumby Challenge – to acknowledge the impact that Weston has […]
Support the INVINCIBLE GUMBY team!
All donations much appreciated and can be made here On the 18th April (that is one month away!!), thirteen of us will BE INVNCBL! This might look like fun to some, hell to others and just plain daft to many more. For us, it’s a challenge to prove to ourselves that we CAN indeed […]
Awesome kids surfing – it’s such a good thing!
Surf’s up bro!! This weekend is the last session for our first 8 surfers and fair play, they have been incredibly awesome! Not to mention the committed and supportive parents! The weather on at least two of these Sundays has been pretty miserable to say the least but they all still arrived, smiling, cheerful and […]
‘Surf’s Up for Kids’ fundraising event
Taster surf session for all kids (with & without disabilities) Date:19 September 2014 Where: Aberavon beach by the lifeboat/lifeguard station Time: 4 – 7 pm so come down after school/work when you’re ready For a £5 donation per person, come and have a go at surfing, enjoy a tasty hog roast roll and have a […]
10 reasons why surfing really is cool!
Clear blue sea, sandy beaches, hot burning sun and cool, chilled out surfers. You might picture it with longing and think it’s something you could never do. A particularly pointless activity in the UK. Think again! Surfing is accessible and beneficial to everyone! Anywhere! Wetsuits, booties and even heated rash vests mean that surfing can be […]
Gumby Legacy supports Surfability UK CIC
Surfability UK – the first project that The Gumby Legacy is fundraising for. This community interest company aims to make surfing inclusive and available for children with disabilities. Gumby LOVED surfing. He was passionate about the sea and all things in it. He surfed as much as possible wherever and whenever he could. Our parents gave us the great […]