A CHILDREN’S soft play area and café in Rhyl enjoyed a successful re-opening with a new owner, name and design last weekend.
“Lollie’s Play Cafe”, on Vale Road, replaced “Planet Play”, and welcomed customers for the first time on Saturday, October 14.
On both October 14 and 15, the site were open from 10am until 6pm, as it will usually be on Saturdays and Sundays.
To celebrate its opening weekend, there was:
• Free cake for all customers.
• A special appearance from Marshall and Chase from Paw Patrol on both days.
• Free play with every meal purchased.
• ‘Stay and play’ all day.
• The chance to win a free birthday party for your child, with a free entry into a raffle.
Rhyl resident Lauren Jones, who has bought the site, was delighted with the success of the first weekend after putting in countless hours of hard work.
She said: “I’m very happy with it. We were here until 3.30am on Saturday getting things ready, but it went really well! I had some friends and family who came and helped out, who were great.
“Everything went according to plan, we had plenty of people here, Marshall and Chase from Paw Patrol came; it was great.
“It was packed – as soon as I opened the doors at 10am, people were in. It was crazy. It was heaving on Saturday; Sunday was steadier but still busy.
“We’ve had some really good feedback from parents, who felt really happy to see it open again, and we’ve had some birthday parties booked in.
“Everyone’s been really supportive, and had nothing but nice things to say.”
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Named after a childhood nickname of Lauren’s, this is her first business venture, but wanted to keep the soft play area going having visited Planet Play many times with her family.
The site will continue to provide many of the amenities which made Planet Play such a success, including indoor and outdoor play areas, “Digger Den”, and a café.
Lollie’s Play Café will also be open from 9am-5pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, and closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
No booking is required, but a few weeks’ notice is advised for children’s birthday parties.
The site will also be a Halloween disco on October 31, the details of which will be posted on the site’s Facebook page.
Previous site owners, Jay Vann and wife Sarah, are continuing to run their other Planet Play base in Towyn, meanwhile.
For more information on Lollie's Play Cafe, go to: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086295315108.
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