Did you know that we are a 95% indoor only bouncy castle hirer for Telford & Shrewsbury parties?
The bouncy castle is one of, if not the main attraction at a party and one that the children will look forward to having.
We have seen the weather change so much since we began hiring bouncy castles in Shropshire, back in 2014. The wind speeds have greatly increased and our weather is just generally wetter - Its actually raining heavily now as I write this!
With the UK averaging a dismal 159 days* of rainy weather a year and then of course the increasing winds we have seen over the last few years, we advise booking your party indoors. That way you avoid the risk of the bouncy castle being cancelled, quite often last minute, leaving you without any entertainment and worst of all, disappointed and upset children.
Although our bouncy castles and the electrics are waterproof, the bouncy castle cannot be used whilst its raining because the material will be extremely slippy which could result in children slipping over into others and causing injury. I remember a while back when I was cleaning a castle that I almost did the splits on a wet castle bed - they really do get super slippy!
If it is only going to be a light shower then dry again after then you can easily wipe the bed over with a towel but if its going to be heavy, prolonged rain during the hire period then we will cancel as you just wont be able to use it. Not only that but its not going to be much fun for the children either and will soon become a mudbath. Our castles do have a roof on but this is more of a sun shade and isn't waterproof and won't stop water getting onto the jumping area.
Over the last couple of years we have made the decision to massively reduce the amount of castles we provide outdoors now due to the change in climate. We had to cancel so many bookings which was a massive loss in revenue for our business. We also didn't want to run the risk of having wet castles booked out at indoor parties the following day and not being able to get them clean and dry in time. Could you imagine booking a bouncy castle for your indoor party and all the children in their nice party outfits going on it and coming off wet and filthy? Or having to change the castle you booked that you child has their heart set and you have themed your party around and us having to change it for another one? As a parent of two children we wouldn't be happy and we wouldn't expect our clients to be either.
We have also been told by several Telford and Shrewsbury hall and venue owners that have had problems in the past with other bouncy castle hirers that have provided wet and dirty castles at parties and their wooden floors have been damaged. This is very sad as we know a few venues locally that have decided to ban inflatables indoors because of such issues, something that could be easily avoided by hirers having outdoor only units like us.
We have a limited range of just four inflatables now that we allow for outdoor hires. This way our indoor party clients and venues can rest assured that the castle will be all clean and dry for their party.
You can see out outdoor bouncy castles section on our website HERE
For more information please contact us or call 07770 597596
Childrens Entertainment and Bouncy Castle Hire Telford, Newport, Eccleshall, Gnosall, Albrighton, Market Drayton, Wem, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Shifnal, Broseley, Much Wenlock and surrounding areas.
*source https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/United-Kingdom/average-yearly-precipitation.php
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