Finalists announced for The Creation Station franchise awards 2017

We are thrilled to announce the list of inspiring and talented franchise owners who have been shortlisted for a prestigious award at The Creation Station Inspiring Imaginations conference 2017. The winners of the awards will be announced at the 15th annual ‘Creation Station Inspiring Imaginations’ Conference at Cadburys House Hotel, Bristol during a Gala Dinner and Dance on the evening of Friday 21^st April.

“Our whole family of franchise owners make such great positive contributions to their local community and really help children, families and adults to be creative and have fun together” says Sarah Cressall Founder and Managing Director. “I am very proud of all of our team, so judging the awards is really tough. Each year our franchise owners are becoming more and more successful and the calibre is really high.”

The Creation Station Franchisees shortlisted for the “Best New Franchisee” include:

• Kat Gillespie from The Creation Station Guernsey
• Joanna Cameron from The Creation Station Lancaster
• Tina Harris from The Creation Station Wirral Greasby
• Abi Cutler from The Creation Station Worcester
• Sharon Fisher from The Creation Station Harrogate
• Vicky Wood from The Creation Station West Berkshire
• Helen Narraine from The Creation Station Sutton Coldfield
• Sarah Burnett from The Creation Station Bromsgrove

The Creation Station Franchisees shortlisted for the “Franchisee of the Year” include:

• Emma Theunissen from The Creation Station Isle of Wight
• Melanie Dawson from The Creation Station Wimbledon
• Nicki Smith from The Creation Station Bath
• Kirsty Hickson from The Creation Station Driffield
• Sue Hammond from The Creation Station Frampton Cotterell
• Suzie Smith from The Creation Station Grantham
• Ruth Morris from The Creation Station Aberdeen
• Rebecca Dickinson from The Creation Station Kent, Faversham
• Lisa Hagg from The Creation Station Bournemouth

The Creation Station Franchisees shortlisted for the “People’s choice” include:

• Louise Richardson from The Creation Station Fareham
• Emma Winterbourne from The Creation Station Oxfordshire Thame
• Sue Hammond from The Creation Station Frampton Cotterel
• Penny Gilbert from The Creation Station Oxford
• Emma Theunissen from The Creation Station Isle of Wight
• Nicki Smith from The Creation Station Bath
• Katie Love from The Creation Station Cannock
• Nicole Norman from The Creation Station Stevenage
• Kevin Kerridge from The Creation Station Leicestershire
• Suzie Smith from The Creation Station Grantham
• Ruth Morris from The Creation Station Aberdeen

The Creation Station Franchisees shortlisted for the “Create Club Champion” include:

• Kirsty Hickson from The Creation Station Driffield
• Jann Thorpe from The Creation Station Macclesfield
• Nicki Smith from The Creation Station Bath
• Fiona Burn from The Creation Station Southsea

The Creation Station Franchisees shortlisted for the “Best Can Do Attitude” include:

• Yat-Chen Lee and Yat-On Lo from The Creation Station Herts St Albans Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield
• Ruth Morris from The Creation Station Aberdeen
• Louise Richardson from The Creation Station Fareham
• Kirsty Hickson from The Creation Station Driffield
• Suzie Smith from The Creation Station Grantham
• Sarah Burnett from The Creation Station Bromsgrove
• Emma Winterbourne from The Creation Station Oxfordshire Thame

The Creation Station Franchisees shortlisted for the “Best Retailer” include:

• Claire Darnley from The Creation Station Halesowen

For more information on your fantastic local classes, parties and events give us a call on 01395 239700 or visit http://www.thecreationstation.co.uk

Be inspired by The Creation Station at the British Franchise Exhibition

The Creation Station are providing a fun and free Children’s Activity Centre at the British Franchise Exhibition on Friday 19^th and Saturday 20^th June. Bring your partner and or children and be inspired.

Are you looking for a new opportunity that puts you in control of your work and family life, then discover how running your own successful business could give you a more flexible and rewarding work life to suit you and your family. Come and meet us at the exhibition and find out if the UK’s children’s arts and crafts activity franchise could be what you are looking for.

Where: The British Franchise Exhibition, EventCity, Manchester, M41 7TB

When: Friday 19^th June: 10am – 5pm and Saturday 20^th June: 10am – 4pm

Contact Maggie on maggie@thecreationstation.co.uk or call 01395 349462 for complimentary tickets.

For more information about The Creation Station franchise visit www.thecreationstation.co.uk and request a free information pack.

New creative classes for babies and toddlers launch in over 500 centres across the UK – with the chance for families to win 6 free classes.

Now families with babies and toddlers can benefit from the award winning arts and crafts experiences in over 500 centres across the UK, thanks to the launch of the new Creation Station  fun and educational programme. To celebrate the launch of their ‘Scrunchy Crunchy Bumpy Hands-On Discovery’ programme, The Creation Station are giving away 6 free Little explorer classes for families with a 1 – 5 year old child.

To enter please visit The Creation Station Facebook and click on ‘Win Cool Stuff’’.

“Helping families to inspire their little ones is at the heart of what we do. These weekly journeys of shared exploration and discovery enable parents to support their children through our fun and educational programme, in a way that really helps each child’s development and own imaginations to blossom” explained Sarah Cressall Founder and MD of The Creation Station ”We now have over 500 centres across the UK and are delighted to be offering parents the chance to win free classes.”

The weekly classes involve each child and parent or carer in a journey to explore, discover and develop together. The new educational programme is underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage in England and the Curriculum of Excellence in Scotland and includes a range of activities including modelling, painting, drawing, sculpting, gluing, singing, movement and problem solving.

The weekly classes include ‘Baby Discover’ classes for 6 month to 14 month olds, ‘Little Explorer’ classes for 14 month to 5 years, plus ‘Family Fun’ classes. For more information on the hands-on journey of exploration and discovery visit www.thecreationstation.co.uk. The prize draw to win 6 free classes ends 30th September 2012, visit The Creation Station Facebook Ltd to enter, terms and conditions apply.

 

For more information about working in partnership with The Creation Station to involve families in creative fun experiences please contact Judith Lancaster on judith@thecreationstation.co.uk or call the Creative Hub Hotline on 01395 233022.

 

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We are here to help nurturing creativity and support others to inspire children imaginations.
Creativity unleashes potential and we are here to help inspire children imaginations to help them explore, discover and develop. We work with parents, grand parents, carers, child care organisations, children groups, local communities, schools and event organisers to help them nurture creativity through fun and social art and craft activities. We love helping learning through creative play with our award winning educationally based arts and crafts classes, parties and event. .
Giving expression to your own imagination in a group setting provides lots of benefits. It helps young children learn to make choices, share, listen, observe, pretend, problem solve, as well as play and interact with others.
The Creation Station has over 70 franchise owners across the UK, has inspired over 105 ,000 children and families and ran the Kidszone for the Olympics in Hyde park.