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As promised from our workshops yesterday , my recommended capsule toy/equipment collection for babies 0-6 mths:•Bounce...
17/06/2025

As promised from our workshops yesterday , my recommended capsule toy/equipment collection for babies 0-6 mths:
•Bouncer chair
• Floor Mat
•Activity Frame (for reaching and kicking)
•Black and white grasping toys (shower curtain hooks)
• Small support cushion (tummy time)
• Reaching grabbing toys (can be moved from play frame, pram etc)
• Black and White Book
• A good story book to share. I recommend anything Julia Donaldson.
• a foil blanket.
• intro to Treasure Baskets including sensory ribbon toys ( must be supervised)
• Music ( I recommend Debussy Fleur de Lune)
• Access to greenery/fresh air/daylight)
• A Mirror
• A tummy toy ( octopus 🐙)
• A nice storage box.
Thankyou to all the parents and grandparents who ventured out yesterday, it was lovely to meet you all and finally get my workshops up and running 🙏

I’m really excited to be hosting the FREE Baby Week workshops tomorrow. There’s only one space left on the Behaviour Man...
15/06/2025

I’m really excited to be hosting the FREE Baby Week workshops tomorrow. There’s only one space left on the Behaviour Management workshop!
It’s worth noting these workshops are based on children aged 0-6mths, workshops for other ages will follow later on in year.
There is a lift from street level, which I’ll post some pictures of tomorrow, I’ll also be around to help.
Here’s a picture of me so you know who to look for.
Any questions feel free to message or email me @ [email protected]
Happy Fathers Day all 🥰

I’m really excited to be hosting the FREE Baby Week workshops tomorrow. There’s only one space left on the Behaviour Man...
15/06/2025

I’m really excited to be hosting the FREE Baby Week workshops tomorrow. There’s only one space left on the Behaviour Management workshop!
It’s worth noting these workshops are based on children aged 0-6mths, workshops for other ages will follow later on in year.
Please find a short video in the comments of how to find the Village Hall.
I’ve borrowed the video from a fellow Village Hall user as town will be very busy today so I’m avoiding the crowds…
There is a lift from street level, which I’ll post some pictures of tomorrow, I’ll also be around to help.
Here’s a picture of me so you know who to look for.
Any questions feel free to message or email me @ [email protected]
Happy Fathers Day all 🥰

Monday 16th June, Workshops in Behaviour Management, Inspiring environments and heuristic play. Free to attend, must boo...
11/06/2025

Monday 16th June, Workshops in Behaviour Management, Inspiring environments and heuristic play. Free to attend, must book in advance as limited spaces. Book soon as there’s only a few spots left! Funded by delivered by xx

If you know, you know 🤫 whilst we put together a plan to ensure Little Northerners is safe to reopen I thought I’d remin...
04/06/2025

If you know, you know 🤫 whilst we put together a plan to ensure Little Northerners is safe to reopen I thought I’d remind you what is still available onsite to support visiting families….

Firstly, I wanted to say 🙏 for all the lovely comments about Little Northerners. We’ve even managed to get some coverage...
31/05/2025

Firstly, I wanted to say 🙏 for all the lovely comments about Little Northerners. We’ve even managed to get some coverage in who have been very supportive of the space since it opened 🙏 this all means a lot to me and .
I’d also like to them for your post yesterday, we are clearly not alone and and seem to be having the same problems 👎
I’m the eternal optimist, I’m proud we’ve delivered a free unmanned space in the centre of for nearly three years. I’m hopeful we can reopen again soon and have the space treated as it deserves 🫶

Temporary Closure Notice 😡After much thought and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to temporarily close ...
29/05/2025

Temporary Closure Notice 😡
After much thought and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to temporarily close Little Northerners PlaySpace without notice.
Our Mantra of “No Prams, No Food, No Shoes” and “A Tidy Space is a Safe Space” along with the support of our fabulous regular families has carried us through delivering a consistently safe space for the last three years.
Despite the best efforts from myself, the fabulous site team (who reset the space daily) and my assistant who visits the space twice weekly to carry out safety checks, we have observed a rapid deterioration in how the space is being used.
Since some significant Social Media coverage at the start of the year our visitor numbers have doubled. During the same period the number of choke hazards we remove from the space weekly has doubled as has the number of broken toys.
In the last 5 months we have had more reportable safety incidents than we had in the previous two years put together.
In the background I have been working on what we could do address this without aliening our regular families who live in the city who rely on the space and help us care for it.
However, when I received pictures from the assistant, I was left with no choice but to act upon it.
How did we get here? Quite frankly.... grownups allowing their children to play in a way that is inappropriate and unsupervised, this laziness and disregard for the Little People who use Little Northerners has resulted in the space being unsafe.
What happens now?...... We need to take stock, Reset and rethink the whole concept.
I would like to extend my apologies to the majority of Parents, Grandparents and children who use the space regularly and to those who may have travelled to get here today.
If you would like to be notified of our future plans to reopen the space, please sign up to our mailing list or contact Emma on the email below.
[email protected]
With Regret
Haylea and team

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our “Mini Mews” festival today and tomorrow 12-4.I was listening to the sound...
24/05/2025

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our “Mini Mews” festival today and tomorrow 12-4.
I was listening to the soundcheck yesterday and the bands sounded great. To see what’s on for the grown ups please have a look activities for the small people include:
🍃edibles trail and scavenger hunt along the Mews, finishing off with some potion making.
👑Crown making or Dream catcher creating with your natural finds.
🚂 Extended pre school play area outside of the Little Northerners play space.

We will be located outside the Village Hall 12-4 today.
The event is free to attend.

We are super excited to be back with our “Mini Mews” festival this weekend, adding a little family fun to the more grow...
19/05/2025

We are super excited to be back with our “Mini Mews” festival this weekend, adding a little family fun to the more grown up action.

Enhancements include:
🚂 Extended Pre-School Play area outside Little Northerners. (12-4 Sat and Sun.)
🍃Nature based crafts, Potion making 🧪 and edibles trail along the Mews. Collection point - 12-4 Sat and Sun outside the village Hall.
💦Comfort Zone, including picnic area, water refill point and baby change station and quiet Zone @ The Book Nook. 12-4 Sat and Sun.
Free to attend. No need to book.

The weather has been kind to us this year 🌸🌸🌸 this Friday I will be hosting a short walk for parents and their “babes in...
23/04/2025

The weather has been kind to us this year 🌸🌸🌸 this Friday I will be hosting a short walk for parents and their “babes in arms “ (birth to 6mths) along the Mews . Together we can experience the benefits of being outside in nature 🐝🌻
If we get enough interest will be coming along to take some complimentary pictures of you and your little ones in nature 📷
Free to attend, booking required.
Meeting point @ the village hall.
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It was just lovely to reconnect with the space and the Little Northerners families yesterday at our Easter Stay and Play...
22/04/2025

It was just lovely to reconnect with the space and the Little Northerners families yesterday at our Easter Stay and Play. We were able to bring along our own 3mth and 4mth old babies to the space too…. The icing on the cake, I spotted a very generous donation of some wooden cars. Whoever you are… Thankyou 🙏

🐣🐣🐣Polite Reminder🐥🐥🐥Little Northerners will close at 12 noon today to allow the space to be set up for the Stay and Pla...
21/04/2025

🐣🐣🐣Polite Reminder🐥🐥🐥
Little Northerners will close at 12 noon today to allow the space to be set up for the Stay and Play .
Thanks in advance 🙏
Haylea

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Why am I doing this ?

Place make it events is a small family centric events company to be based in the heart of Stretford. My vision is to deliver good quality experiences that are inclusive and accessible to all.

Having conceived, built and grown the Fleximinder childcare late in 2019 I decided to pass the baton on to someone new and draw on my experiences with children and as a parent to start a new adventure.

Having been offered the role of “Head Elf” by the big man himself at Elf Towers I has such a great time with the children I thought I would extend that enthusiasm throughout the year.

I will be working closely with Bruntwood and Stretford Mall to deliver high quality, accessible and engaging events with an emphasis on families although all the community will be welcome.