'Tis the season to kick back by the fire and taste test supermarket mince pies but before team Hoop set about practicing our ‘falalalalahs’, we had a very important ‘to do’ on our list for 2016.

Bring Hoop to families in Manchester & Liverpool

We’ve not been shy about stating that it’s our goal to make Hoop available nationally. Families across the country come up against the same hurdles when it comes to discovering new activities. It’s a problem we want to solve, no matter where you live. That said, up until now the cities we’ve chosen to launch in have been heavily biased towards the south of the country. The team at Hoop HQ has a strong northern contingent and so it goes without saying that we were keen to shake things up and make our way up the M6.

Launching in Manchester and Liverpool makes Hoop available to almost 3 million more people in the UK. That’s 3 million we can help to discover the Light Graffiti Workshop happening down The Quays; the messiest, Mucky Monkeys art classes for the under 1s; amazing Christmas theatre shows like The Twits, Monstersaurus, The Siege of Christmas and the ominous, Sorry Christmas is Cancelled!

It’s also 3 million more people who will (hopefully) feel like we’ve made their lives a little easier by helping them find and do something new with their family. Now for the 2017 to do list,

Make Hoop available to every family in the UK