Altrincham Duck

The Altrincham Duck catches up with Hazel Woodward,Community Ambassador Extraordinaire from FYI Families Greater Manchester

We see that http://www.fyifamilies.co.uk has been going for a while, how did you get involved?

Yes, FYI Families has officially been launched in May of this year, and it has really gone from strength to strength. I really enjoy connecting with local business owners who have struggled in the past with promoting their fantastic products and services. And as a parent myself, I sometimes struggle to find out fun and interesting things for my children to do. So it really was a great fit for me. My role of Community Ambassador had grown over the last few months, and I am enjoying the change of pace it has brought to my life and my other business too.

Is it easy to add information for other parents to see?

We have tried to make it as easy as possible for parents to find out what is going on in their local area, and we have just launched our App on the App store, and the Android version is coming soon too. Any family focussed business can add their details completely free of charge, and there are of course add ons and extras available to those business who want a bit more bang for their buck!

The whole process of adding a listing takes around 10 minutes to complete, and you can add your business logo and contact details too.

Any plans to update the services offered

If companies choose to take a free listing on the website, we actively encourage listing owners to regularly update and check their details just in case any have changed etc and so parents can be assured that they will have the most up to date contact details.

As a ‘one stop marketing shop’ we offer a whole host of additional services to our clients, many are bespoke to that particular clients needs, and we have a money back guarantee too! So there really is nothing to lose and lots to gain!

We are launching our first edition of our printed magazine in January, which is very exciting. Inside it will be full listings of clubs and classes, broken down into age group. We are passionate about young people, and feel that the majority of the time they have a bad reputation which is often incorrect. So in response to this we are looking for parents and the community to nominate children or young people who they feel have made an extra special contribution or have achieved something that is really outstanding. We would love to showcase them, and hopefully begin to change the external views of the children within our community.

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