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The Kent grave of Wimbledon's first champion has been restored after a crowdfunding campaign to mark his achievement.

He has posted on social media that he is "fighting a private prosecution for my comedy" in a crowdfunding appeal launched to help cover legal fees.

Sobule later became a pioneer of using crowdfunding to release albums, and wrote music for theatre and television shows, including the theme for the Nickelodeon show Unfabulous.

Unlike Grant, McGilbert strayed away from crowdfunding, as she doesn’t see it as a sustainable business model.

Many juggle multiple income streams—subscriptions, ad revenue, crowdfunding—just to sustain their work, leaving them vulnerable to burnout and reactive rather than strategic in their output.