Pop Up Play Village in Reading

Email: basingstoke@popupplayvillage.co.uk

Phone: 07789717076   07799141891

Introduction!

Welcome to Pop Up Play Village Basingstoke and Reading, run by Erica and Frank Mudd. Allow us to introduce ourselves, I am Erica and I am a former teacher with an early years specialism and a particular interest in learning through play and outdoor learning. I was a teacher for 17 years and left following my recovery from cancer and a desire to do something new with the rest of my life and spend more time with my family. I am married to Frank and together we have two sons and a daughter who are teenagers now. Frank has been working in catering, management and retail for several years, as well as working with children in a volunteer capacity and brings a wealth of experience to the team.

We live just north of Basingstoke and so we started our business in the Basingstoke area but we were keen to extend and take over the Reading franchise, as this was the area where Erica grew up and lived before coming to Basingstoke. We have many links with the communities both in and around Reading and Basingstoke and feel at home in both areas.

Having run Pop Up Play Village for nearly 8 years fully mobile we are now venturing into opening a permanent role play centre on Basingstoke Leisure park alongside our real café serving sandwiches, jacket potatoes and of course coffee and cake! Our mobile role play will of course continue alongside this with sessions in schools, nurseries, parties and corporate events including our weekly session at the Wellington Arms for Family Sundays.

We love running Pop Up Play Village and are keen to provide a high quality learning through play experience for the children who come to our sessions. We have a team of staff who work with us to deliver our parties, play sessions and events who are all DBS checked and hold first aid qualifications. We are keen to develop our links with local businesses and education providers and make the most of Erica’s teaching background to grow the business in these areas.

Pop Up Play Village in Reading is owned by Play Village Basingstoke Ltd with company number 11105932 whose registered office is at 43 Warbleton Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, Hants, RG248RF registered in England and Wales.