Dani from diddi dance Sunderland recently attended the Club Hub Awards as a finalist.
She spent the day in the brilliant company of children’s activities providers, networking and celebrating together.
Well done Dani, we are so proud of you!
by Helena Rigby
Dani from diddi dance Sunderland recently attended the Club Hub Awards as a finalist.
She spent the day in the brilliant company of children’s activities providers, networking and celebrating together.
Well done Dani, we are so proud of you!
by Helena Rigby
Voting has opened for the What’s On 4 Kids Awards 2024 and diddi dance have 3 fabulous franchisees in the final stage under the category:
Most Loved Music, Dance or Performing Arts Activity – franchise or license territory sponsored by ICAP
The three franchisees are:
The What’s On 4 Kids awards are in their 18th year, and recognises and rewards the most loved children’s activities and business in the UK since 2006.
If would like to vote for any of our franchisees you can do so here.
We thank all our diddi families for your continued support.
by Helena Rigby
Last Thursday we attended the HSBC Elite Franchise Top 100 awards evening held in London
We are incredibly proud that diddi dance has now ranked for the 7th year in Britain’s definitive official list celebrating excellence in the franchise community.
Celebrating children’s activities being 13% of the elite franchise top 100 and the largest sector listed.
Every diddi dance is a franchise, a small locally owned run business meaning every customer gets a personal service and the business owner has a network of support and excellence.
Franchising provides people the opportunity to achieve running their own business with the guidance of a proven business model and support of a network to give the best road to success. Contact us to find out more about owning your very own diddi dance in your local area.
by Helena Rigby
ICAP are a professional membership body, and community of business owners and leaders operating in the children’s activity sector. They aim to champion best practice, raise standards and innovate, driving positive change and progression across the industry.
This gives all of our customers the reassurance that diddi dance provides a safe environment for your family.
by Helena Rigby
Wow! We are celebrating being awarded 5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction for the 10th consecutive year!
This award is based on anonymous feedback from our franchisees. Its fantastic to know that they rate our franchise opportunity so highly. Founder Anne-Marie Martin, was extremely proud to collect our award at the annual British Franchise Association conference last Thursday, making our celebrations for 20 years of diddi dance even more special.
by Helena Rigby
We are thrilled to announce we have made it as finalists in TWO categories in the What’s On 4 Kids Awards 2023!
Anne-Marie Martin, founder of diddi dance is finalist for Diversity & Inclusion Champion, and Kirsty Barker of diddi dance Central & North Liverpool & South Knowsley is finalist in the Most Loved Music, Dance or Performing Arts Activity.
These prestigious awards for children’s activities are the longest running in the industry with headline sponsor by Morton Michel.
Congratulations to all of our fellow finalists, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the awards evening in November!
Thanks to all that voted and wish us luck
by Helena Rigby
We are so proud to have been awarded the 5-star franchisee satisfaction for the 10th consecutive award!
Based on anonymous feedback from our franchisees, it is fantastic to know that they rate our franchise opportunity so highly and are satisfied with their decision to be part of our network.
To achieve this we are measured on:
♦ Training and support
♦ Franchise system
♦ Culture & relationships
♦ Leadership
♦ Overall satisfaction
Thank you so much to our diddi dance crew for your time and we really do appreciate your feedback
Would you like to find out more about joining our network, and why our franchisees are so satisfied with being part of the diddi dance crew?
Contact us today to register for our next open day on Wednesday 4th October to find out more and begin your diddi dance journey.
by Helena Rigby
Last weekend was our diddi dance annual conference, and wow did we have the best time 🙌
Coming together, to learn, share knowledge, have fun and of course DANCE (check out our social media stories) and we celebrated our 20th year!
A huge thanks to our fabulous guest speaker Jen Chapman-Boffin and to all of our wonderful Franchisees for making the conference and diddi dance what it is 💚💙💗
Could YOU be part of the diddi dance crew? Want to be at our conference next year? Here’s what we got up to this year.
Join our next open day on Wednesday 26th July to find out more. Register your interest here with Donna, our Franchise Recruitment Manager or to find out more information visit our franchise page.
Debutante:
Runner up – Sophie Barnard, diddi dance Winchester
WINNER – Jo Sikking, diddi dance Woodford & Walthamstow
Developer: Naomi Sumner, diddi dance Stockport
Diva:
Runner up – Laura Makinson, diddi dance Cheshire East & West
WINNER – Bethany Bianga, diddi dance Reading
EN POINT TEACHER Charlotte Leigh-Dowbiggin
Doer: 1ST WINNER – Charlotte Burgess, diddi dance Shropshire
2ND WINNER – Kristina Jones, diddi dance North East Wales
Discusser:
Runner up – Josie Ward, diddi dance Torbay & Exeter
WINNER – Suzie Harley, diddi dance Wirral & South Liverpool
Deliverer:
Runner up – Liz and Rachael, diddi dance Plymouth
WINNER – Kirsty Barker, diddi dance Central & North Liverpool
Driver:
Runner up – Dani Meighen, diddi dance Sunderland
WINNER – Cos Menezes, diddi danec Enfield, Potters Bar & Cheshunt
Dude:
Runner up – Suzie Harley, diddi dance Wirral & South Liverpool
WINNER – Jane Mitchell, diddi dance Bexley & Dartford
by Helena Rigby
Yesterday we attended the Disruptive Franchise Awards at The Oxfordshire Golf, Hotel & Spa, where thanks to so many of your votes we were awarded the ‘Best Online Presence’ award sponsored by Charlie Day Sales
We had had a fabulous day with Kristina Jones of diddi dance North East Wales who was finalist in the ‘Most Disruptive Franchisee’ category.
Of course there was time for a celebratory Tik Tok with original diddi dancer Anne-Marie
As always, thank you for your continued support
by Helena Rigby