Voting Now Open In Little Ankle Biters Sussex 2023 Awards

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 06:00

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

Little Ankle Biters kicked off 2023 with the launch of its annual Business and Community Awards, created to shine light on the people behind Sussex’s family friendly community.

Following an incredible response to the awards launch which saw almost 7,000 nominations made for amazing local businesses, finalists across the 16 categories have now been shortlisted.

The full list of finalists van be viewed — and voted for — online.

Voting is now open and closes on Friday March 10 across the following 16 categories;

Best Charity or Not for Profit Organisation
Best Children’s Activity Class
Best Children’s Party Entertainer
Best Children’s Party Venue
Best Children’s Sports Club – sponsored by 4K-AV Ltd
Best Family Attraction
Best Family-Friendly Place to Eat (pub, café or restaurant)
Best for the Grown Ups (spas/gyms/restaurants/salons etc)
Best Local Family-Friendly Event
Best Local Independent Business
Best Museum
Best Parent Run Business
Best Party Supplier
Best Pregnancy Business or Service
Best Soft Play
Best Theatre

Winners will be announced at a virtual event in the spring.

This is the second Little Ankle Biters’ Awards held in Sussex. Last year winners and finalists voted for by Sussex families represented communities in Brighton, Worthing, Crawley, Chichester, Billingshurst, Haywards Heath and surrounding towns and villages.

This year’s awards are in association with TUI.

Little Ankle Biters is a free website providing families with trusted reviews of family friendly businesses in one place with all content written by local mums.

Editor of Little Ankle Biters Sussex, Gina Lee, said:

“I have been completely blown away by the response we have seen from Sussex families to this years awards.

"The outpouring of love we have seen for so many incredible organisations has been truly heartwarming and entirely in the spirit in which these awards are intended.

"I hope the recognition these nominations provide goes some way to making the enormous effort these businesses put into serving the community feel worthwhile.”