We've got a building, and now you can help us make it a home!
A world of fun & fitness for all disabled children
Our Mission
To create fully inclusive spaces that improve health outcomes for disabled children and young people by offering regular exercise and therapeutic play while addressing the isolation faced by these children and their families.
Why We Help
There are 90,000 young people with disabilities within an hour of Bristol and over 1.5 million in the UK.
77% of children with disabilities cannot access regular leisure facilities so can’t play, exercise or socialise in the same ways as their peers.
"You've opened up a world in which we can just exist exactly how we need to."
Our Appeal
Help us make this building a home
We are fundraising to open the UK's first fully accessible exercise, play, and social centre for disabled children and young people.
We have already fundraised to secure a building and, now we need to raise £8 million to make the necessary renovations to open a purpose-built facility by June 2026.
How We Help Now
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Gympanzees News
“This is more than just a soft play.” – Anna, mum to Arthur
The Soft Play will be one of eleven amazing rooms at the Gympanzees centre, offering life-changing benefits to thousands of disabled children and their families. ...
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Gympanzees Lending Library update
You asked, we listened! We know you’ve been waiting, and we’ve been listening every step of the way. You told us what you needed: a ...
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Gympanzees
A world of fun & fitness for all disabled children. Bristol based award-winning charity.
Last week, our superstar Fundraising Officer, Jen, hit the road, delivering Half Marathon & 10K goody bags to some of our fantastic corporate supporters! 🏃♀️![]()
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From office to office, Jen was met with big smiles and even bigger support for the Great Bristol Run on Sunday 11th May.![]()
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We’re so grateful to these amazing teams for helping bring exercise, play, and friendship to disabled children and their families at our future centre. 💜![]()
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There’s still time to join Jen in the 10K walking group, but be quick - spots are filling up!![]()
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Video Description: The video shows various clips of Jen going from building to building, dropping off Gympanzees-branded goody bags with videos and images of the teams and individuals holding theirs proudly, smiling into the camera.
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