On 12th June 2019, 27 fabulous businesses came together at Treehouse Play in Altrincham where the winners of the Raring2go! Altrincham & Sale Awards were revealed!
Thank you to Treehouse Play for hosting the event and to Paparazzi Mirror for the amazing photographs.
The response to our awards again this year has been amazing. In 5 weeks of voting we received just under 4,000 nominations across 12 categories covering over 300 businesses.
It’s been exciting to see such a diverse range of businesses from a variety of locations, not just from Altrincham and Sale but from across parts of Trafford, Manchester and beyond. We really are lucky to have such a brilliant choice of places to go, things to do, events to visit and people providing amazing services for families living locally.
Thank you to our readers for taking part and putting the names forward. Finally, a big thank you to all of our finalists for everything that you do to entertain our families and make parenting a much easier task! ”
** PHOTOS** Click here to see photographs from the Awards night ** PHOTOS**
AND THE WINNERS ARE....
** Best Indoor Play Venue **
WINNER:
Adventure Forest Play, http://adventureforestplay.co.uk/
RUNNERS UP:
Antz in Your Pantz, https://www.antzinyourpantz.co.uk/
Head over Heels, https://www.headoverheelsplay.co.uk/
The Hideaway, https://www.thehideawaymanchester.com/
** Best Family Visitor Attraction **
WINNER:
Dunham Massey National Trust, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey
RUNNERS UP:
Adventure Forest Play, http://adventureforestplay.co.uk/
Chester Zoo, https://www.chesterzoo.org/
Red House Farm, https://www.redhousefarm.co.uk/
** Best Party Place **
WINNER:
Party Hut, The Party Hut Stretford
RUNNERS UP:
Adventure Forest Play, http://adventureforestplay.co.uk/
The Hideaway, https://www.thehideawaymanchester.com/
** Best Party Entertainer **
WINNER:
Hartbeeps, https://www.hartbeeps.com/trafford
RUNNERS UP:
Michelle Calame - Party Hut, The Party Hut Stretford
Stevie Mandini, https://www.facebook.com/StevieMandini/
** Best Pre/ Post Natal Service or Class **
WINNER:
These Mums Do Fitness, https://www.thesemumsdo.co.uk/
RUNNERS UP:
Blissed Out Babies, http://www.blissedoutbabies.co.uk/
Bump and Baby Hideout, https://www.facebook.com/thebandbhideoutsale/
Hartbeeps, https://www.hartbeeps.com/trafford
** Best Under 5s Club or Class **
WINNER:
Bloom South Manchester, https://www.bloombabyclasses.com/bloomsouthmanchester
RUNNERS UP:
Hartbeeps, https://www.hartbeeps.com/trafford
The Conker Crew, https://www.facebook.com/theconkercrew/
** Best School Age Club or Class **
WINNER: Bricklands Lego Club, Bricklands Lego Club
RUNNERS UP:
Bitesize Bootcamp, https://www.bitesize-bootcamp.com/
Under the Sea Swim School, https://www.undertheseaswimschool.co.uk/
** Best Holiday Club **
WINNER:
Kids Collective, https://kids-collective.co.uk/
RUNNERS UP:
Bitesize Bootcamp, https://www.bitesize-bootcamp.com/
Embrace Childcare, https://www.facebook.com/embracechildcaresale/
** Best Family Restaurant/ Café **
WINNER:
Bean & Brush, http://www.beanandbrush.co.uk/
RUNNERS UP:
Molly Gray's Vintage Tea Rooms, https://www.facebook.com/mollygraysvintagetea/
Treehouse Play, https://treehouseplay.co.uk/
** Best Family Retailer **
WINNER:
Petites Modes, http://www.petitesmodessale.com/shop.html
RUNNERS UP:
Emporium M33, https://www.facebook.com/EmporiumM33/
Little Bigheads, https://littlebigheads.co.uk/
Our Kid, https://our-kid.co.uk/
** Best Family Service Provider **
WINNER:
Finishing Touch Hair and Beauty, http://finishingtouchhairandbeauty.co.uk/
RUNNERS UP:
Calm Connections, https://www.facebook.com/CalmConnectionsCIC/
DJM Dairies, https://www.facebook.com/DjmDairies/
Homestart Trafford & Salford, https://hsts.org.uk/
** Best Family Event 2018 **
WINNER:
Our Kid Social, https://ourkids.social/
RUNNERS UP:
Dunham Massey Christmas Lights, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey
Moor Nook Park Apple Festival, https://www.facebook.com/moornookpark/
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Help us to celebrate all the brilliant family-friendly places to go and things to do in our local area by nominating and 
voting for your favourites in any or all of our 12 categories.
You can nominate any business you like for any relevant category, but it should be within reasonable distance of Altrincham & Sale and be one that welcomes families with open arms!
Nominations close on Friday 3rd May 2019. Click here (https://raring2go.co.uk/survey/9) to submit your nomination under the following categories:
Please tell us which person/ organisation/ business would you like to nominate in the following category:
- Best Indoor Play Venue
- Best Family Visitor Attraction
- Best Party Place/ Venue
- Best Party Entertainer
- Best Pre/ Post Natal Class or Service
- Best Under 5s Class
- Best School-Age Club or Class
- Best Holiday Club
- Best Family Restaurant/ Café
- Best Family Retailer/ Shop
- Best Family Service Provider (new category to cover local businesses that provide amazing services for families - i.e. Professional Services, Council Services, Health & Beauty, Tutors, Dentists, Travel Agents, Breastfeeding advice etc.)
- Best Family Event 2018
So don’t delay, let’s celebrate some of the wonderful places we have on our doorstep by nominating your favourites today.
Timescales
Nominations: Nominations will close at 11.59pm on Friday 3rd May 2019 and will be counted and verified. The 3 businesses with the most nominations in each category will become our finalists and will be invited to a special event in Altrincham on June 12th where the winners will be revealed.
Finalists: will be 
notified by phone or email by 8th May.
Winners: The business with the most nominations in each category will be crowned the winner. Winners’ names will be published in the Summer 2019 issue of Raring2go! Altrincham & Sale.
Read about our 2018 finalists here
Please note that the judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
