Harrogate / North yorks anyone out there?

[harrogatemum]

is there anyone in the Harrogate/North Yorks area out there? I've been through the postings and cant find anyone but heres hoping!!

HI all!

I'm up for a meetup Foz.

Monday or Friday in 1st week of March good for me. Not fussed about where.

daytime better for me!

Hi Gymjunkie,

didnt reply to your thread because im dont know the name of the road as im actually a southerner myself. i love it up here and dont find it insular and most people i've met have been really friendly to not just an outsider but a southerner as well!! anyway would love to have a chat next time you are about.

Hi foz id be interested in a meetup with you and the rest of the girls and would be available first week in march. you say when and i will hopefully be there.

mon or fri mornings are good for me. my ds goes to nursery every morning and dd playgroup mon and fri morn

would have to bring my babes guys so somewhere with space for a double buggy!

Work full time so weekdays are out for a meet up I'm afraid .... let me know if you plan anything for a weekend or school hols! I know a few people who have been to the pram service in Pannal and also one of the ladies who runs it. It sounds really sweet!

OK so here is my current summary-
Attendees:
Northerner
Azza
Harrogatemum
Foz

Date: Friday, March 4

Time 3pm (after naptime) or (11.30 for a quick lunch) VOTE PLEASE

Location: Milan's (good place for kids, good food,etc.)

Sound good? anyone else?

Looking forward to meeting you all!!!

Amy

I also just created a Yahoo group called Harrogate Mums. Hopefully we can have a consistent place to chat.

Please let anyone who moves to Harrogate know about our Yahoo group!

To subscribe, send an email to:
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Yippee!
Foz

I vote for 3pm.

See you all then.

3pm would be fine for me too. See you all then

I should be ok but might be taking dh to airport - he is going skiing for the weekend, lucky so and so...will do my best to make it!

3pm is good for me. can anyone tell me where milans is as ive never heard of it.

its opposite Early Learning Centre and down a bit. I just walked past it half an hour ago and did notice that it has a step up to the door - will I fit my double buggy in to all the ladies who have been before? And tell me that we would be meeting on the ground floor!

not just that harrogate mum - are they going to be happy with all our dear children toddling, screaming etc and bascially disturbing the other customers? im not saying my kids are really badly behaved but they do have their moments as most 2 and 3 year olds do.

you mums that have been in are they going to be ok with it

foz

have signed up for your yahoo group - good idea

I can't make that Friday cos my parents will be staying with me that weekend. I'll join the Yahoo group though and will hopefully meet you all another time.

ps - isnt 3pm a bad time due to mums picking up their kids from school?

Plus I emailed the Harrogate mums group and it came back undeliverable - I might be stupid but am I doing something wrong?

Hi all-
Milan's has a room in the back which is up about 5 steps which has an area for kids to play/high dhairs/ micro for heating food/etc and there are always kids around. I've never had a issue and the staff are quite helpful with buggies. Also, 3pm should be a quiet time for customers but if you want to go somewhere else- please make a suggestion. It also seems a bit to cold to do anything outside (I thought of Harlow Carr Gardens but brrrrrr.....)

If you are still having problems with the group send an email to my private account [email protected] and I will set it up.

Hope you all are well-amy

Hi all

Can't make this meetup as I work full-time, but let me know if you plan anything in future on a weekend or in the school hols.

sounds good to me amy. im still on so hope everyone else is should be fun

don't forget : Friday March 4th, 3pm Milans.

Any new takers?

have a friend new to Mumsnet - dont think she has posted yet who will come with me with her DS.

Hi Harrogate/Yorkshire Mums!

Sorry to hijack this thread but I wondered if you could help me. I dont know if any of you have read the Employment thread on opening a restaurant in the UK, but for some reason, York and Harrogate seem to be standing out to us.

I just wanted to know a few details about the area. Do you think Harrogate or York need a great! restaurant with good food? Our aim, DH is the chef and I am front of house, would be to have a child friendly restaurant, with fine dining food. We would do childrens portions at a good rate and possibly have childrens cutlery and plates and boxes of juice. Also, jigsaws and crayons etc to entertain them and highchairs and changing area if possible.

There are a lot of restaurants around but I dont know the area well and wondered
a) where you would go to eat if you had to take the kids
b) are there too many of this sort of thing already?
c) cost of living in the area? We would be renting to start with...are the rents high?
d) schools any good?

We dont just want it to be child friendly but might try for earlier dining with children. I do like to go for dinner when there are no children about, and it could put others off it was predominantly child friendly so we would have to strike a balance somewhere. We need an 'edge' so that people would choose to come to us as opposed to another restaurant.

Hope you dont mind me hijacking. Please could you post on the Employment Topic...Opening a restaurant in the UK.....but where? TIA

Collision - I'm in Leeds so can't answer the rent questions, but I do know that when we go tho both Harrogate or York for the day we've not yet found a reasonably priced, child frindly place for lunch. We always end up in a greasy spoon in York & BhS cafe in Harrogate. So personally I would say that yes, there is an opening.

Hi Collision-
Restaurants: My friend and I were just discussing how difficult it is to find somewhere to go for lunch with the boys. Our current choices are: Cafe Rouge, Milan's (has a kids area with toys, decent food), M&S (loads of parents eat/cuppa here), Pizza Express (kid friendly) and B.E.D. (small downstairs, no kids area but good food). That's it really except for places like Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Pizza Hut, McD's, and BHs. Am I missing any? There is an NCT book in Harrogate that lists all child friendly restaurants - maybe you could get that?

From my point of view, I think we need more options for good (non greasy cafe) daytime eating. There are a lot of restaurants only open in the evening. (BTW, it can be difficult to get evening reservations.)

Cost of Living - definitely higher than other parts of the North but it is a really nice place to live. As far as rent, check with online estate agents.

Schools- don't know yet (DS 17 months) but my nursery is absolutely fantastic and my neighbors speak highly of the schools.

HTH- Foz