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Peter Powell Kites operate with a small team and use many outworkers in creating their handmade kites. The brothers Mark and Paul Powell are hands on so rest assured when purchasing a Peter Powell Kite you will be receiving a genuine product manufactured and created by the family. Meet The Team Come fly with us Ben Henderson, UK My Dad had a Peter Powell Kite, in the 80s. It’s how I learned about kites. We used to fly it all the time at Marquis Drive in Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. Paul Powell Hobbies: Gym, Rock-Climbing, Biking, Canoeing, Paddle Boarding, Walking, Spa, Eating, Socialising. Favourite food: I am a foodie so too many to mention. As food is my life! Favourite Quote: "Don't let yesterday take up too much of today!" Mark Powell Hobbies: Swimming both at the pool and open water, Spa, Kite Flying, Fishing, Movies, Gardening in my allotment, Walking up the hill, Socialising. Favourite Food: Love all food even better when someone else is making it. Favourite Quote: As Dad always said, "Whatever you do, don't let go!" Jim Ward Hobbies: Kayaking, Photography, Kite Flying , Real Classic Cars, One time Shooter, Angler and Falconer. Favourite food: A good whisky and a good hot curry, but not together Favourite Quote: "I must have been wrong once but I can't remember when!" "The World's Original Stunt Kite" Shop All Peter Powell Kites Blue Peter Powell Kites Purple Peter Powell Kites Red Peter Powell Kites Orange Peter Powell Kites Yellow Peter Powell Kites White Peter Powell Kites Black Peter Powell Kites Pink Peter Powell Kites Mix & Match Peter Powell Kites Lead Kite Peter Powell Kites Triple Stack Peter Powell Kites 5 Stack Shop All

Peter Powell Kits “The World's Original Stunt Kite” born in the UK and recreated in the USA. Millions sold World Wide and we are back with a new range and new designs. Whilst we have our best sellers the MKIII is fully customisable from colours to printing your very own design, you are only limited by own imagination. Our Story The World's Original Stunt Kite born in the UK and recreated in the USA. Millions sold World Wide and we are back with a new range and new designs. Manufactured in the UK by the sons of Peter Powell. Peter Trevor Powell was born 29th June 1932 in Gloucestershire, UK. He didn’t start designing kites until he was in his 40s. Fed up with the problems of the traditional one-line kites listing to one side, he developed a steerable kite simply by adding a second line – it was the first dual line kite in the world. Appearances on the popular children’s show Blue Peter followed and for the next few years, Powell would sell his home-made kites from the back of his car on day trips to the coast. He didn’t advertise, he simply flew his kite and let the sails do the talking. The Peter Powell Stunter had been born. Ben Henderson, UK My Dad had a Peter Powell Kite, in the 80s. It’s how I learned about kites. We used to fly it all the time at Marquis Drive in Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. When production started out, the Peter Powell Stunter had spars made of ramin (Gonystylus) but these were soon replaced with aluminium tubing and, ultimately by glass fibre spars. Originally only available with black plastic sails, other colours such as blue, red and yellow soon became available. The kites also came with a long, hollow polyethylene tail that was inflated by the wind. It not only added stability but looked good when performing stunts. Gaining in sales and popularity, Peter won the silver diploma for his kite at the Exhibition of New Inventions and Techniques in Geneva in 1975. But it was 1976 that changed everything for the Powell family. Invited onto the BBC news and current affairs programme, Nationwide, a programme with over 10million viewers, sales went from 300 to 25,000 a week! Accolades continued to follow and in November 1976, the kite won Toy of the Year by the British Association of Toy Retailers. Steerable kites became the must-have item not just in the UK but all over the world, even celebrities were known to fly them. To keep up with demand, Powell first opened two factories, soon followed by a further three, with production reaching 75,000 a week at its peak. It’s fair to say that without the ‘Peter Powell Stunter’, we would not have the many types of multiple-line kite flying that we have today. Unfortunately, the hey-day of the ‘70s and ‘80s couldn’t continue. The combination of other companies producing similar products and a shift in interest towards computer and video games, sales started to fall. By the late 1990s the company had hit rock bottom. One day, according to his son Mark, "I came home… and it looked as if the house was on fire...Dad had been round all the factories, collected all their jigs for making the kite and he had a big bonfire and burnt everything to do with the kite. He said to me and Paul, ‘’Whatever you do, do not start that business back up again." Over the years Mark would share stories with his kids about the kites that ‘grandad made’. On day trips to the beach, he would buy single line kites that would fall apart after just a few minutes of play and would tell his kids how good grandad’s kites used to be - how easy they were to fly and how much more robust they were. It wasn’t long until Mark and Paul followed in their dad’s footsteps and started the process of recreating and expanding on the famous Peter Powell Stunter. Starting from scratch they began building jigs, sourcing materials and soon had the MKII prototype ready for testing. Over the course of the next two years, they worked in secret, not wanting to present anything to their dad until it was absolutely right as they wanted to make sure he was on side before going into production. In 2012, on the day the Olympic Torch came through Shurdington in Cheltenham, Mark and Paul revealed their hard work to their dad who couldn’t believe what they had achieved behind closed doors. ‘’He was gobsmacked and told the brothers I might have to go home and have a lay down!’’ Over the next two years, the father and son trio worked together to create the MKIII and in 2014 the business was relaunched, this time not just in a retail shop but also online. Hundreds of hours were spent flying the kite around the Cotswold hills, testing the kite to destruction and amending and tweaking its components to ensure it withstands mother nature’s extreme weather conditions. The new model kite has been tested in temperatures from zero to 30 degrees centigrade, in sleet and snow, full-blown gales and torrential rain and come out unscathed. Peter Powell died in 2016, aged 84. Now in the absence of their late father, his two sons, Mark and Paul, continue to produce the MKIII: the updated model of the world-famous Original Stunt Kite. It retains all the classic features of the original but with a modern twist, including Peter Powell handles, moulded from the hands of the legend himself! When purchasing a Peter Powell Kite, you’re not just buying a kite but a piece of history. 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Welcome to Peter Powell Kites the Worlds Original Stunt Kite. Est. in 1972 Peter Powell Kites soon became a household name and in 1976 Won Toy Of The Year outselling Lego and would go on to sell millions around the World. Our latest Kite the MKIII has all the charm of the World-Famous Peter Powell Stunter but with a modern twist. 1/10 Welcome to Peter Powell Kites. The World's First Dual Line Kite. Est. 1972 & Reborn In 2014 With The MKIII Best Sellers Peter Powell Kites Blue Peter Powell Kites Red Peter Powell Kites Purple Peter Powell Kites Orange Contact Us Shop All Our kites are as original as the person that flies them. To create your own click here MKIII Flying High #letsgoflyakite #madeintheuk Workshops Bespoke Design Kite workshops ideal for Schools, Scout Groups, Care Homes and more. As long as your pupils, groups, or residents are as creative as we are then we have a workshop for you. With multiple designs and colours to choose from, you are really only limited by your own imagination and with printing available we are able to customise your kites to meet your requirements. They make for an ideal gift and are great for corporate events because you watch your logo reach for the skies for all to see and when the day's finished the kites are a gift that can keep on giving as each time they are flown your logo will be on show. Corporate Days Are you planning an event and would like to make a lasting impression? Then we would love to hear from you! With stackable kites and long tails, customised in your branding and company colours we are able to provide live demonstrations whilst interacting with your colleagues and clients. Spares & Accessories Contact Us Peter Powell Kites Performance Pack Peter Powell Kites Sails Peter Powell Kites Bridal Lines Peter Powell Kites Link Lines Peter Powell Kites Bridal Lines & Link Lines Peter Powell Kites Frames, Top Sections & Centre Struts Peter Powell Kites Cross Struts Peter Powell Kites Bags Peter Powell Kites Streamers Pack of 3 Peter Powell Kites Handles Peter Powell Kites Streamer Our Story