The Harrogate Mumbler Awards are an annual celebration of the very best local family related business, attended by around 300 local business owners, parents & childcare providers.
Feel free to nominate in all categories or just specific ones. We’ve changed things a little this year and you can now nominate in the same category more than once – just not for the same business/individual. That way if you have a few favourites you’d like to see in the short list you can nominate them at this stage! Once nominations are closed and we open voting for the shortlists we’ll go back to one vote per person.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday 25th November 2023 at the The Crown Hotel Harrogate
There are 14 Mumbler Awards up for grabs this year. Each individual Award is sponsored by a local business.
Find out more about our Sponsors
We have one award category sponsorships still available, if you are a local business and are interested in sponsoring an award please email harrogate@mumbler.co.uk
This category recognises that there are many places where you can eat out with the kids. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, children centres, gyms and many more.
If they can provide refreshments for families and they are brilliant at doing it, then we want to hear about it.
2022: Winner: Portofinos
Highly Commended: Two Brothers Grill and Pizzeria
Trusting someone else to take care of your children is a difficult decision to make however we regularly hear from Mumblers just how great the childcare provision in our area is.
This category is to celebrate the nursery that Mumblers love the most.
Should your nominated nursery be part of a multiple provider, please ensure that you specify the individual location of the nursery and its name, rather than just stating the group to which it belongs. Any nominations of nursery groups will not be considered.
2022: Winner: Mud and Puddles
Highly Commended: Busy Bees, South Drive
Who is your favourite Children’s shop? This may be a shoe shop, clothes shop, toy shop, sweet shop or even a kiosk or stall.
We want to know who is the best at retailing to the children’s market.
Have they dealt with challenging toddlers well or gone above and beyond when sourcing an item? This is your chance to let them know what you think.
2023: Winner: Stomp
Highly Commended: Painting Pots
Pre-schools are wonderful for getting your youngsters ready for the transition into “big school” and we want to recognise those who are going above and beyond your expectations.
Please nominate in this category if you want to let your child’s pre-school know that you really appreciate the work that they are doing in caring for and preparing our children for school.
Should your nominated pre school be part of a multiple provider, please ensure that you specify the individual location of the pre school and its name, rather than just stating the group to which it belongs. If a pre-school with multiple sites is nominated without referencing the location, the nomination will not be considered.
2022: Winner: Mud and Puddles
Highly Commended: Perfomatots
As this is such a popular category we’ve decided to have two seperate awards this year, one for under 5s and one for over 5s!
We are very fortunate in our area that there are so many classes and activities for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Does your child enjoy a specific sports class, movement and dance, music and singing, craft or anything else?
We want to know which class is your favourite and which one keeps your child interested and involved.
2022: Winner: Painting Pots
Highly Commended: Børn of the Forest
We are very fortunate in our area that there are so many classes and activities for older children.
Does your child enjoy a specific sports class, movement and dance, music and singing, craft or anything else?
We want to know which class is your favourite and which one keeps your child interested and involved.
This may be a soft play area, a garden or museum, a playground or anywhere else you like to take your family for a trip out.
2022: Winner: Birchfield Ice Cream Farm
Highly Commended: Valley Gardens
We have all been to countless children’s parties but some are head and shoulders above the rest.
In this category you can tell us which ones have been the most memorable. It may be a venue, a company or an individual who has really made your child’s big day special.
As Painting Pots are sponsoring this award they are not eligible to be nominated in this category.
2022: Winner: Painting Pots Knaresborough. Highly Commended: World of Their Own
The number of entrepreneurial mums & dads on Harrogate Mumbler is staggering and this category recognises their hard work and determination to make a go of their business enterprises during the past 12 months whilst still juggling family life.
Nominations can be for any parent who runs their own business in our locality, someone who has provided you with a great product or service and who you think deserves a bit of recognition.
We would like to recognise a new person each year so this Mumbler Award is not open to previous winners.
2022: Winner: Stephanie Fagan, Mud and Puddles
Highly Commended: Katie Bell, Kats Dogs
by Hindson & CollierThis award recognises the efforts of an individual who has really made a difference. It may be a teacher or TA, a member of staff at a nursery; a sports coach, a child minder a group leader or anyone who has made a huge impact on your Childrens life.
This is your opportunity to say “thank you” for their efforts!
Please make sure you make sure that you include a full explanation on the nomination form.
2022: Winner: Jo Pollitt – Chatsworth Dance
Highly Commended: Stephanie Fagan – Mud and Puddles
MediaWe all know that securing school holiday childcare can be a nightmare! Fortunately we have plenty of clubs, groups & activities that provide care for our kids after school and in the school holidays.
Nominate your favourite club, camp or school holiday activity here & we can celebrate those who do it so well!
2022: Winner: Børn of the Forest
Highly Commended: Funclub Holiday Club
As Harrogate is fast becoming the destination for Christmas, we thought it was only right to honour all the local businesses that make Christmas so special.
This isn’t just open to Father Christmas experiences – but any family Christmas experience that makes Christmas extra special to you and your family.
Christmas is steeped in tradition and we want to know which local attractions are part of your family traditions. Do you go to a Pantomime every year without fail, is there a Father Christmas experience that is the real deal when it comes to your family, perhaps even a restaurant that do a festive afternoon tea or something similar. As well as Christmas markets, posting letters to Santa and Christmas lights – theres so many Christmas events to choose from – which is why we’ve given it it’s very own award category!
We have so many brilliant family events that take place locally every year.
You can nominate a one off event or series of events that have taken place from July 2022 – July 2023.
Please note – Christmas events should be nominated in the previous category.
Did you have a memorable day at Carnival, enjoy a local King’s Coronation party or go to a Halloween or Easter event every year without fail? Is the Great Knaresborough Bunny Hunt, Stray Bonfire or Knaresborough Bed Race an annual event you and your family never miss?
Fire work displays, dog shows, festivals, charity events and car shows just to name a few. If it’s family friendly, we’d love to hear your favourites.
The Mumbler “Community Award” was developed to honour a person or group of people who are making significant contributions to their community through their time, actions, talents and dedication. This is someone who goes above and beyond to ensure that they help the community in their own special way.
Persons being nominated for this award will have consistently demonstrated qualities of compassion, and service to either one organisation or a variety of volunteer activities over the past year. They can be nominated or nominate themselves.
This Award (unlike the others) is not judged on number of votes, but rather the detail & information provided by the person nominating. The winner will be chosen by Your Harrogate & Mumbler staff.
Nominations open on 1st July and will close on 29th October.
2022: Winner: The Living Room and Børn of the Forest
Community Award Nomination Form.
Nominations are now open and will close on 31st July. We will then announce the shortlist in September. The Community Awards nominations will close on 29th October. Happy Voting!
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