The countdown has begun for final voting in this year’s Mumbler Awards. The annual accolades honour the most family-friendly local businesses and services. Now in their fourth year, the awards culminate in a gala dinner on 25 November at the Old Swan Hotel, sponsored by Wonder Media. The organisers are delighted to also welcome Turtle Tots North Yorkshire on board as the official drinks reception sponsor and latest category sponsor, The Hare and Hounds pub at Burton Leonard.
There are ten Mumbler Awards and, as ever, they are hotly contested. Which pre-school goes above and beyond daily childcare? Who throws the best kids’ parties? Where to head to for a fantastic day out? The public have now voted and if you’d like to find out who is won then book your tickets to the Gala dinner on Friday 25th November at http://www.mumblerawards.com
Mumblers’ Favourite Children’s Retailer, Sponsored by Warmerlife: Hopscotch; JoJo Maman Bébé; Little Alligators; Next; Still Gorgeous; Stomp; The Little Star Co
Mumblers’ Favourite Day Nursery, Sponsored by Watson Training Services: Footprints Day Nursery; Little Dragons; Play Away Day Nursery; The Academy; Tiny Teapots (formally First Class Childcare); Twinkles Knaresborough; Woodlands Day Nursery
Mumblers’ Favourite Pre-School, Sponsored by Raworths Family Law: Bright Sparks; Burnbridge Pre-School; Busy Bees Pre-School, Pannal; Little Crickets Pre-School; Oatlands Pre-School; Western Pre-School; Woodlands Day Nursery Pre-School
Mumblers’ Favourite Class or Activity, Sponsored by Samantha Hamp Beauty & Skincare: Baby Sensory; Bright Water Swim School; Enjoy-a-Ball; Hartbeeps; Mini Kicks; Rachel’s Fitness For Mum’s; Turtle Tots; Water Babies
Mumblers’ Favourite Children’s Attraction, Sponsored by G T Service: Billy Bob’s Ice Cream Parlour; Hesketh Farm; Newby Hall & Gardens; RHS Harlow Carr; Stockeld Park; The Valley Gardens
“Eating out with the Kids”, Sponsored by Stewart Amos, Mortgage Advisor, Barlow Barton: Pizza Express; Baltzersens; Billy Bob’s Ice Cream Parlour; Damn Yankee; Fodder; La Feria; Old Spring Well; Squinting Cat
Mumblers’ Favourite Party Provider Sponsored by the Hare & Hounds, Burton Leonard: The Academy Childcare and Party Zone; Beau Face Painting; Butterfingers; Enchanted Parties; Painting Pots, Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre; Rascals Entertainment/ Little Rascals; Riggmoor Reindeer & Mobile Petting Farm
Mumpreuneur of the Year, Sponsored by BCT Accountants: Stella Riley (Water Babies); Holly Fairweather (Enchanted Parties); Josy Thompson (Funcare); Laura Dudley (Painting Pots Knaresborough); Melanie Vauvelle Don (Rascals Entertainment); Rachel Hick (Rachel’s Fitness for Mums); Ruth Watson (Watson Training Services); Sarah-Lou Harper (Little Reds Homemade Gifts)
Childminder / Nanny of the Year, Sponsored by Dacres Estate Agents: Clementine Rhodes; Emma Quick; Helen Bassham; Lauren Parkinson-Haynes (Little Hands Childminding); Stephanie Fagan (Mud and Puddles); Sue Harrison
Teacher/Child Practitioner of the Year, Sponsored by The Academy: Cathy De Swardt (Woodlands Day Nursery); Claire Baxter (Brightwater Swim School); Clare Collins (Playaways); Diane Hall (Little Crickets); Rachel Earnshaw (Woodlands Day Nursery); Tory Hardy (Water Babies); Vic Whardall (Burn Bridge Pre-School Leader)
