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diddi dance Shortlisted in Top Franchise Awards!

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Franchise-Awards-logo_RGB_shorlisteddiddi dance Franchising has been shortlisted in The 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Franchise Awards for the Supportive Franchisor Award and the Family Friendly Franchise Award! The awards, which are in their first year, celebrate the best family friendly franchisors and franchisees. For more information and to see who else has been shortlisted just click here.
 

Also nominated in these awards are two of our franchisees – Caroline & Jennifer who run diddi dance Essex and Emma who runs diddi dance Central Warrington & Central Cheshire and diddi dance North Shropshire, Telford & North West Stoke-on-Trent. They have both been nominated for Franchisee of the Year!
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This is a publicly voted category so feel free to lend your support to one or both of our franchises by clicking here. Voting ends 15 April.

Winners in all categories will be announced on 17th May 2016, so watch this space in May!

To be part of an already award winning dance franchise in 2015, hoping to continue that streak in 2016, get in touch today!

diddi dance Nominated in What’s On 4 Awards 2016!

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nominated in childrens awardsWe get to celebrate again because another year of the What’s On 4 Awards has come around and diddi dance is nominated again in the Best National Pre-schooler Development Activity (2 to 5 years) category!!!

Now in its 10th year, these major awards have been rewarding the very best activity providers, classes, places to go and people in the UK but they couldn’t do it without the votes and nominations from YOU – the experts! So if you would like to cast your vote click here now!

But don’t forget, some of our amazing teachers & franchisees are up for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s and need your votes too! So please cast your vote for your local teacher, a friend or all of them (if you can) to help make 2016 another award winning year for diddi dance!

Nominated for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s – SOUTH:

Nominated for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s – WEST & WALES:

diddi dance Franchisees receive Top Franchise award nominations

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We are pleased to announce Caroline & Jennifer who run diddi dance Essex & Emma who runs diddi dance Central Warrington & Central Cheshire and diddi dance North Shropshire, Telford & North West Stoke-on-Trent have both been nominated for Franchisee of the Year in the Top Franchise Awards!

When we ask each franchise about receiving the nomination they had this to say:

diddi dance Jennifer and CarolineCaroline & Jennifer – “We are very honoured to be nominated for this award.  Back in 2010 our lives were quite different.  With our youngest children starting school we really felt it was the right time to consider going back to work but it just seemed such a logistical nightmare to combine our previous work lifestyle, with the addition of our new family lives.  diddi dance offered us the opportunity to have the best of both worlds!  We have both worked incredibly hard and are so proud of the business we have created together, whilst still being present mums in our children’s lives.  To win this award would not only be a personal achievement but confirmation that we have created a fantastic business to be proud of.”

Emma H diddi danceEmma – “I am over the moon to have been nominated for this award.  Since joining diddi dance in 2012, not only have I had amazing fun with a fabulous business but I have truly gained a flexible new career.  I am lucky to have an amazing job that I love and that brings many rewards both financial and in terms of my lifestyle.”

 

This is a publicly voted category so feel free to lend your support to one or both of our franchises by clicking here. Voting ends 15 April with the winner being announced in May.

We will be keeping our fingers crossed for you ladies!

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diddi dance win Best Franchise Award!

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Yesterday at the Best Franchise 2015 Conference, research experts Smith and Henderson announced the winners in the 2015 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland. diddi dance were lucky enough to walk away with a 5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction award & Best Franchise in the “Less than £25k Investment” category!

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Two of our fabulous franchisee represented diddi dance at the Conference, Suzie from diddi dance Wirral & Joanna from diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings, and we are very thankful to both of them for attending.

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The awards are based on feedback from thousands of franchisees, who have completed the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark Survey. The survey asks franchisees to anonymously rate their franchisor on everything from training and support, to shared goals and how it has compared with their expectations.

Director of Smith and Henderson, Steven Frost said:
“We are absolutely delighted to announce the winners in this year’s awards. It is a well-known fact that a good testimonial is worth its weight in gold, which makes these awards all the more special. To reach the finals of the Best Franchise awards, each of these businesses had to receive outstanding testimonials from their current franchisees; the winners were then chosen because of their ongoing commitment to help their franchisees be more successful and for constantly innovating to stay ahead of the competition. Therefore, diddi dance, ActionCOACH and TaxAssist Accountants should be incredibly proud of themselves, their teams and the franchise opportunity they offer because they truly are, the best of the best in the UK and anyone looking to buy into a franchise, would be well advised to give these a closer look.”

David Williams, director of Franchise Business Development at the Royal Bank of Scotland, sponsor of the awards, commented:
“The calibre of entries this year has once again exceeded expectations and we are proud to celebrate the success of the franchise industry. Everyone involved in the awards has demonstrated their commitment and drive and are great ambassadors for this thriving industry. diddi dance, ActionCOACH and TaxAssist Accountants are worthy winners of the award and we congratulate them.”

Learn more about our award winning franchise opportunity today!

diddi dance Christmas Parties 2015

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Looking for an entertaining Christmas Party to attend this December?
Why not attend a local diddi dance Christmas Party!pom poms, bubbles, balloon

Many of our diddi dance franchisees are throwing parties this year. See the list below, ordered from North to South UK, for all party information including date, time and cost. For further information or to book your ticket contact your local diddi dance here.

diddi dance Shipley, Skipton, Keighley & Surrounding:

Tuesday, 15th December
11am till 1pm
Matrix Playzone, Carleton New Road Business Park, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 2AA
Tickets are £8 and can be purchased in all classes or from the Matrix Playzone

diddi dance South Manchester, North of Cheshire East & Macclesfield:

Saturday, 12th December
10am till 12pm
Sports Centre at Parrs Wood High School, Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury M20 5PG
Tickets are £10
Party for current and former diddi dancers. Festive diddi dance class followed by arts and crafts, cookie decorating, a visit from Santa with presents and some extra special magic to make it snow indoors!

diddi dance Chester, West Cheshire & North Wales:

Friday, 11 December
11.45am till 1.45pm
diddi dance studios , Mollington Grange, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 6NP
Food, Dance & Fun plus Fairy Godmother and Cinderella!
Tickets are £12.50

diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding:

Saturday, 19th December
10am till 12pm
Thomas Spencer Hall, Whittington, Staffordshire, WS14 9JX
Tickets are £12.50 each or two siblings for £21

diddi dance North Essex & Cambridge:

Saturday, 19th December
10am till 12pm
Saffron Walden Town Hall, Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1HR
Tickets are £10 – available in class, siblings to age 6 welcome!
Festive diddi dancing, party lunch, photographer & face-painting

didd dance Colchester, Maldon, Halstead & Tendring:

Saturday, 12th December
10am till 12pm
Layer de la Haye Village Hall (the new one), New Cut, Layer de la Haye, Essex CO2 0EH
Tickets £10 each or £15 for siblings

diddi dance Swindon, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire:

Sunday 20th December
11am till 1pm
Goss Croft Hall, Starley Road, Upper Seagry, SN15 5HD
Tickets are £8 per child or £15 for 2 siblings. Adults and under 1’s attend for FREE

diddi dance Bristol:

Sunday 6th December
11:00am till 1:00pm
Emersons Green Village Hall, Emersons Way, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7AP
Tickets are £10.00 per child or £15.00 for 2 siblings
Includes christmas card making & face painter

diddi dance Enfield & Potters Bar:

Saturday, 19th December
10.30am till 12.30pm
Vita Pax Church, 29 Bramley Road, Cockfosters, London, N14 4HE
Tickets – £10 each (£8 per sibling), under 1’s are FREE

diddi dance Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Hawkhurst & Surrounding:

Saturday, 12th December
10.30am till 1.00pm
Langton Green Village Hall, Langton Green, TN3 0JJ
Cost £15, sibling discount available (2 for £22)
Includes face painting, crafts, lunch, professional photographer and refreshments

diddi dance Brighton, Worthing & Surrounding:

Sunday, 13th December
2pm till 4pm
St Michael’s Church Hall, 22 Church Lane, Southwick BN42 4TG
Tickets £10 or £15 for 2 siblings

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings

Saturday, 19th December
2pm till 4pm
Willingdon Memorial Hall, Church Street, Eastbourne, BN20 9HT
£10 each or £15 for pair of siblings
Free face painting with Tickles Face Painting & other festive themed activities

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diddi dance West Kent raises money for Sands

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Franchisee Angie Jury of diddi dance Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Hawkhurst & Surrounding held a fantastic fundraiser for Sands, a stillbirth and neonatal death charity, earlier this month. Angie herself sadly had to go through the loss of her unborn son recently and wanted to give back to the charity that offered her so much support during that time.

The ‘diddi dance Summer Party in aid of Sands’ was held on Saturday, 1 August and was a sell out event – with all ticket and raffle sales going to the charity.

Prior to the party it received some great coverage from the Courier, a local newspaper:

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And the the event itself was a hit and everyone who attended had a great time – especially when it came time to diddi dance!

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Angie had the following to say about it all:

The party was a sell out with over 40 families turning out in their summer clothes to dance to the reggae beat, share picnics, munch on yummy cake and buy tickets for the raffle which included top donated prizes from local businesses. It was very healing and humbling to be able to organise such a fun filled event in memory of such a tragic loss of my son Robin and help support other parents who face the same awful circumstances. We raised over £420 on the day and added to donations made by customers, friends and family the total raised in Robin’s memory for Sands UK is £1170!

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We couldn’t be happier for Angie having such a successful fundraiser and raising such a great amount for Sands. If you have been affected by Angie’s story and would like to donate to this wonderful charity please visit https://www.uk-sands.org/donate to do so.

diddi dance Franchisor and Franchise Director are award winners!

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Anne-Marie Martin and Rebecca Duschl were thrilled to have won two national awards in this year’s prestigious NatWest EWIF Awards.

The Encouraging Women into Franchising Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the work of women in the UK franchising industry and the awards ceremony, held in London on Tuesday 12th May, saw Anne-Marie, Founder & Franchisor of diddi dance, win the coveted Woman Franchisor of the Year sponsored by FranchiseFinance.

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Scooping two awards, we also saw Franchise Director, Rebecca, win the competitive Woman Franchise Employee of the Year sponsored by busibricks Franchise Manager.

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Anne-Marie commented about the wins:

I am overwhelmed with our success at the EWIF Awards. There were so many nominations for these awards and for both Rebecca & I to have won an award is just fantastic. diddi dance has come a long way since its beginning 12 years ago and with our amazing team & new developments such as holiday themes & CDs, I can’t wait to see it where it leads us next.

To read more about all the winners from the day just click here.

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For more information about EWIF and to become a member of this ever growing company/community just click here. Meetings held in all areas of the UK throughout the year.

 

To be a franchisee with this award winning company find out now Is It For You?

diddi dance Franchisor and Franchise Director nominated for EWIF awards!

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Founder & Franchisor Anne-Marie Martin and Franchise Director Rebecca Duschl have been announced as finalists in the 2015 NatWest EWIF Awards.

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Anne-Marie is a finalist for –
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To be a finalist in this category is really thrilling. I appreciate and value the work EWIF do for encouraging, supporting & motivating women in business.

 

Rebecca is a finalist for –
EWIF finalist logos-Woman Franchise Employee-1 copyand she couldn’t be more excited to be nominated again this year in this category.

 

The winners will be announced on 12th May, 2015 so we will be keeping our fingers crossed for you two!

 

For more information about the EWIF Awards or to attend and see what it is all about for yourself go to http://www.ewif.org/the-natwest-ewif-awards-2015.html

diddi dance franchisees are Mum in the Know Winners!!!

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Amazing News! Two diddi dance franchisees and their diddi dance classes are award winners!mitk_winner-300x300The Mum in the Know award are voted for by their network of readers who have told them exactly what they love. After receiving over 3,000 nominations and 15,000 votes the winners were announced yesterday and we couldn’t be more pleased that two diddi dances won in their areas 🙂

diddi dance South Manchester & North East Cheshire, run by Lisa Lawson, won the best class for 2-4 year olds as voted for by Mums in the Know Heald Green, Wythenshawe & Gatley readers!

When asked about winning the award Lisa said:

A big huge THANK YOU to everyone who voted for us. WE WON! Woo hoo! AND the biggest thank you to Nadine Lear who’s classes were nominated in the first place. So proud of you and thank you for leading such fabulous, fun, high energy diddi dance classes for our little ones xxx

diddi dance North Shropshire, Central Cheshire & North West Staffordshire, run by Emma Hayward, also won the best class for 2-4 year olds as voted for by Mum in the Know Crewe & Nantwich readers!

Emma was also very excited about her diddi dance winning the award:

Yippeee!!! We have won the Mums in the Know best class for 2-4 year olds Crewe and Nantwich! Huge thank you to all of our lovely customers who voted for us and to my two fab teachers over in Cheshire – Sue and Carolyn who really do make their diddi dance classes completely and totally fantastic every day! Big thank you to Mums In The Know too and a well done to the runners up.

Once again congrats ladies! Well deserved.

 

diddi dance nominated for What’s On 4 Awards!

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We couldn’t be happier at diddi dance that our customers enjoy our classes so much that they have once again nominated us for the What’s On 4 Junior Awards!

JuniorAwards_VoteForUsThe 2015 What’s On 4 Junior Awards celebrate the very best kid’s activity providers in the UK, Ireland and Australia. These major awards have been rewarding the very best activity providers, classes, places to go and people for 9 years now in the UK but they couldn’t do it without the votes and nominations from YOU – the experts!

diddi dance is once again nominated this year for:
Best National Pre-schooler Development Activity (2 to 5 years)

On top of that some of our franchisees and teachers have also been acknowledged for their hard-work and dedication to their classes and have been nominated as well.

Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s – SOUTH 

  • Caroline Steele –Wiltshire
  • Joanna Oastler – East Sussex
  • Lousie Martin – SE Hampshire
  • Rebecca Duschl – London

Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s – EAST

  • Hannah Speery – Leicestershire
  • Nicola Rogers – Leicestershire

We asked some of the nominees who are also franchisees how they felt about being recognised:

“Wow it feels fantastic to have received enough nominations to be through to the voting stages. The What’s On 4 Awards are very highly regarded with parents, so we’re really pleased.” – diddi dance Founder, Anne-Marie

“I was over the moon to hear I had made it through to the next stage of the What’s On 4 Awards. To feel valued by our lovely diddi dance parents makes it totally worthwhile.
I’m also very proud of my teacher Hannah making it through, as well, and thank her for her commitment and hard work.
To make the finals would be a fantastic achievement. ” – Nicola

“I am absolutely thrilled to be nominated for the ‘most outstanding activity award leader-South’. I have only been running since September and absolutely LOVE teaching diddi dance and seeing my children have fun and grow in confidence. I have met some great families and feel honoured to have received so much positive feedback and support so early on in my diddi dance career.” – Caroline

“I love being part of the diddi dance team. Knowing that the parents and grandparents who bring their children to class believe we deserve the recognition by nominating diddi dance as best national preschool class is the icing on the cake – being nominated myself as best preschool leader in the south is the cherry on the top! Thank you, thank you!” – Louise

“I am thrilled to have been nominated again this year as it’s a true validation of what we do at diddi dance. The fact that others enjoy our classes enough that they have taken the time to nominate us let’s me know it’s not just me having all the fun in class! These awards are voted for by parents and parents only want the best for their little one, so a nomination like this is such a privilege and an honour.” – Joanna

As you can read we all could not be happier to have such satisfied and supportive customers who reward us in such a fashion. For more information about the awards or if you would like to vote for diddi dance or any one of our activity leaders please go to: http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/award-voting.asp. Voting will close on Friday 1st May and the 2015 Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday 19th June. So stay tuned to see if we become a finalist!

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We would also like to take this moment to congratulate Lisa Lawson of diddi dance South Manchester & North East Cheshire & Emma Hayward of diddi dance North Shropshire, Central Cheshire & North West Staffordshire who have both been shortlisted for their Mums In the Know Awards 2015, as voted for by the readers of Mums in the Know Heald Green, Wythenshawe & Gatley and Crewe & Nantwich respectively. 2-4yr classThe winners will be announced on 11th April, 2015 so we will be keeping our fingers crossed for you two!

For more information about the award or to vote for Lisa’s diddi dance please visit: http://www.mumsintheknow.co.uk/healdgreen/2015/03/19/mitk-awards-2015-finalists/

To vote for Emma’s diddi dance please visit: www.mumsintheknow.co.uk/crewe/2015/03/21/mitk-crewe-nantwich-awards-nominations/

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