Help to save The Doodle Caboodle Cafe & Play in Tring.
Comments
#201
The town has very little if any amenities for young children and toddlers to go and enjoy themselves please reconsider(Hemel hempstead, 2019-08-08)
#202
I want the cafe to stay(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#204
This is a well used and popular cafe for tenants of the business park and visitors. There is no factual evidence to show tgat visitors are causing additional parking issues in Brook St.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#206
Great for the local children much needed(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#207
This cafe is used by many families in our community. It is unique and a great source of pleasure for all those who visit. It meets the needs of many young families and parking should not be an issue.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#208
It's a fantastic cafe with great facilities for parents to get together while their children play safetly.(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#209
I want this cafe to stay open!(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#210
I’m signing because I strongly believe there should be such a cafe in Tring for the local community.(Cheddington, 2019-08-08)
#211
Doodle Caboodle is such a lovely play cafe and an asset to the community. Parenting can be very lonely and at times the cafe has been a really lifeline to me with the little ones.(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-08)
#213
Lovely cafe for parents of young children to meet(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#214
It would be a shame for it to go the kids enjoy it(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#215
There is nothing like this in Tring for the locals. If this location is closed I believe the Council should provide a better facility for the company to operate from.(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#216
This is a well-run and much-needed facility in the area(Abbots Langley, 2019-08-08)
#217
I’m signing because I support this great local business. It’s not the fault of the cafe that some people are stupid enough to park dangerously.(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#218
We need to encourage small family businesses like this cafe which is a thriving family hub.(pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#219
This is a fabulous facility for tring and brings people and children together! A much needed facility for the area and car parking as a justification to close is not acceptable! Plenty of us walk there and or park a distance away and get some exercise pushing in. To prevent parents from engaging in the wider community through this facility is really short sited and shameful.Keep it open and think differently about parking and local transport in the area!
(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#220
This cafe is in walking distance of many families with young children in tring.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#221
We visit the cafe very often and as a new mum to 2 under 3 it was my lifeline for a long time as I could easily pop down on a good day. The cafe is more than just a cafe it’s a social place to find friends and meet ones you already have.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#222
This is a wonderful cafe and place to relax knowing your children can also have fun. No where else like it.(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#224
I’m signing because it is a worthy business contributing positively to Tring(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#225
Doodle Caboodlr provides a safe place for families and their children of Tring and surrounding areas. Losing this place, means these communities loose out(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#226
I want doodle caboodle to stay open it’s a great place for parents and children.(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#227
It's a genuine lovely safe place for meet ups with other mums, or on your own with soft play & cafe options. I love the fact it's not a chain, feels personal. It would be sad to see it go.(Hertfordshire, 2019-08-08)
#228
The cafe is well needed in the area and my daughter enjoys coming here.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#229
It’s a fab place to take kids, would be a huge shame for it to not be there.(Hp23 5ba, 2019-08-08)
#230
We want to save the cafe(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#232
I’m a local and we need facilities like this(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#233
This place is unique and brings people to Tring. You’d be doing young families a disservice by allowing this fantastic facility.Help find a solution to the parking problem rather than just shutting place down!
(Milton keynes, 2019-08-08)
#234
This business fills a much needed gap in Tring and the allegations around parking are ridiculous. There are several businesses in Silk Mill attributable to this issue.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#235
I am signing somany children do not lose a place where they are happy(Watford, 2019-08-08)
#236
this is a highly used, well run cafe that people want.(Wingrave, 2019-08-08)
#237
I have lived in tring all my life there has always been a problem with brook street .(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#238
This a fantastic little venue to have a drink & let young ones play where you cal always see what they are up to.There is parking on site for people to use.
Parking on streets in surrounding areas could be by people visiting the town or other businesses without sufficient evidence you can not say they are purely related to the café.
Victoria Hall is in a small street & provides very little parking opposite but so can create dangerous parking at times but this has never been an issue!
(Hemel Hempstead, 2019-08-08)
#239
The benefits of such a facility in Tring is immeasurable.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#241
I believe this business brings many benefits to the town. I regularly walk to the cafe and use it to meet friends and let my children play. It also has meant that I've noticed and then therefore used other businesses on the estate which I would not have known about otherwise.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#242
It’s this kind of small-minded council related rubbish that really grinds my gears... The cafe is a wonderful business and local councillors should be awarding it rather than lambasting it, purely for something so silly as parking. We’ve enjoyed many outings here with friends or as a family. It’s a well-run, happy and safe space for children to play and eat great, healthy food.It would be a real shame to see it go :(
(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#243
We love Doodle Caboodle as a family with young children(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#245
This cafe is an invaluable place in Tring for so many local families. It would be a travesty to see it closed.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#246
It’s a much needed facility in the area!(Wingrave, 2019-08-08)
#249
Because this is a much needed family cafe with soft play.(Chesham, 2019-08-08)
#250
I’m signing because we love doodle caboodle and don’t want to see it closed.It’s a lovely welcoming place for young children to go.
(Chesham, 2019-08-08)
#251
I agree that parking is an issue, however it’s an issue for all businesses and should not be restricted to the cafe which is a wonderful facility for parents and children in tring(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#252
I value the service this small business provides the local community(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#253
This is a fantastic cafe. Definitely needed and loved.(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#254
A brilliant little family cafe which offers much to the community. We have held a number of family events here.(Aston Clinton, 2019-08-08)
#255
I love this cafe. I’ve always parked in the town centre car parks and walked down. It’s a unique and soft cafe for families, that would be missed(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-08)
#256
This is an important business in the community and it would be a tragedy to lose it(Letchworth, 2019-08-08)
#257
I believe in this business. It helps the local community(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#258
This is a great community facility.Assist with parking issues, don’t penalise them
(Watford, 2019-08-08)
#260
My grandchildren enjoy the play cafe(Leighton buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#261
I think tring needs a play cafe(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#262
I’m singing this because this is a community service and is needed in this town. No problems in the past. Keep community facilities available to all. Allow enterprise to flourish.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#263
This is a great facility for local families, it would be a shame to lose it(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#264
This is such a lovely place to meet other mums with their children and would be a real loss to Tring and the surrounding areas if they were to close. I have always parked considerately when using the cafe.Double yellows extended along Brook Street are needed. And what about the empty site behind the industrial estate? A perfect sized car park space is standing empty behind the industrial estate, can that be put to use?
(Bucks, 2019-08-08)
#265
I’m signing because we can not lose the doodle caboodle cafe! This argument about the parking is completely ridiculous! The vast majority of people who use the cafe walk there. It is the only place in Tring where you can let the children play safely whilst having a catch up with your own friends over a cuppa or a glass of fizz! The sanity of the Mothers in Tring would be at risk if the cafe had to close down!(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#266
I love the Doodle Caboodle cafe, this is a great place for parents and kids. I wish there were more cafes like this.(Hemel Hempstead, 2019-08-08)
#267
The cafe is fantastic, a great addition to the area. the parking issues could be from any number of shops on that estate(Leighton buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#269
It’s a great cafe to go to with children(Hemel, 2019-08-08)
#270
The problem is the the toddler play zone it is the fact that Brook Street should be car free(Cheddington, 2019-08-08)
#271
It's a lovely little cafe and provides my children a safe place to play. Asset to the community(Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#272
We need this cafe in TRING(TRING, 2019-08-08)
#273
I love this cafe and visit often, it offers a great facility for me and my child.(Kensworth, 2019-08-08)
#274
The one lovely place children have to go with their parents, and these people want to take it away. Disgusting!(Leighton buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#275
It’s a wonderful cafe which is much needed in the area even though I don’t have small children anymore I know a lot of people that go there(Bedfordshire, 2019-08-08)
#276
I’d like to keep the cafe open.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#277
The cafe needs to stay open as it is an facility for the community(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#278
Very Much needed within our community(Tring Hertfordshire, 2019-08-08)
#279
This is a great facility for the local community and should be saved(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#285
It should stay open(Goldthorpe, 2019-08-08)
#286
Me and my son love coming to the play cafe for coffee/cake and a play! It is a much loved place in the town.(Buckingham, 2019-08-08)
#287
This is a community need that supports not only parents and children socialising rather than stuck in at home but also a hub for people to come together positively and a work place for the local community.(Falkirk, 2019-08-08)
#288
This is a much needed cafe in our area and there is nothing else for mums with young children for miles!(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#289
I am a frequent user and see it as a much needed facility quite unique, a lovely place for children and parents to enjoy(Trung, 2019-08-08)
#291
Let this family keep their business and provide happiness to children and families(Milton Keynes, 2019-08-08)
#292
I think this cafe is a much needed amenity in the town(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#293
The cafe is a great place for local parents & children(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-08)
#294
I want doodle caboodle to remain open.(Bedfordshire, 2019-08-08)
#295
We should support local family businesses. Tring needs Caboodle cafe, a great place not just for the children but for the carers who need a break and to socialise. It’s a community essential.(Weston Turville, 2019-08-08)
#296
We need to support small businesses that are surviving in our ever shrinking highstreets not oust them! We especially need to support ones that are creating jobs and havens such as this in small communities(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-08)
#297
This little establishment is extremely important for the area as it allows young children to play safely and, families to socialise and have a coffee and snack along with the little ones enjoying refreshments, especially when the weather is bad and outdoor activities can't be enjoyed. The play area allows the little ones to use up some of their energy, which is essential for a healthy child. As far as parking is concerned, lots of the customers come by foot and the ones that drive have a few choices of spaces on a first come first served basis. There are many other businesses in this little estate that also use parking spaces and unfortunately the area doesn't provide sufficient spaces for all. I don't understand why this should be a reason to penalise or close an established well loved business. Change of Use should have been addressed when their Lease was first issued.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#298
This is a lovely place to go for new mums with young children(Dunstable, 2019-08-08)
#299
Great business(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#300
This cafe should not be closed. No evidence that additional cars parking on Brooke street are customers of this establishment. Factors contributing to more cars/traffic on Brooke street are the bus stop and the area where the drop curb is opposite the entrance to the industrial estate and where the double yellow lines start causing 2 sets of parked cars on the same side if the road in close proximity.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#302
The cafe is a much needed asset to the local community. To cite an increase in traffic is due to the cafe is sheer madness due to the number of businesses operating from the business estate and number of local residents living along Brook Street they own more than one car per household.(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#303
This is a great place to have a catch up and let the little one’s play!(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#305
I believe this to be a much needed resource in the community.(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-08)
#307
I would like the cafe to stay open. It is a lovely, well needed place.(St Albans, 2019-08-08)
#308
It’s important that these kind of facilities remain open for the local community.(Wingrave, 2019-08-08)
#309
Lovely local cafe(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#310
This is a local business that provides a great place for parents and children to enjoy. Please don't let another small local business close.(Wingrave, Aylesbury, 2019-08-08)
#311
It’s a lovely place for children and adults to relax together, with the emphasis on children(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#312
This is a vital part of our community.(Wendover, 2019-08-08)
#313
i have a young family and this is a fab much needed cafe!(Bedfordshire, 2019-08-08)
#314
I would like the cafe to remain(Tring, 2019-08-08)
#315
Having been to this establishment a few times over the last few years. Mainly as their Father Christmas. I have witnessed a hub off activities. A well attended vital addition to the local community. A place where friendships are made. Support is offered. Advise and knowledge is gained. In a safe and relaxed environment.(Pitstone, 2019-08-08)
#316
Doodle caboodle is a much needed resource in the community(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-08)
#317
I don’t agree with not allowing this business.(Wing, 2019-08-08)
#318
We love Doodle Caboodle, we would be heartbroken to see the business close when they have worked so hard to make it amazing for the community. My daughter has her 2nd birthday party there and even with lots of guests they all managed to park safely within the parking spots allocated to Doodle. Keep this lovely cafe open!(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-09)
#319
It’s a much needed asset for the younger members of our community.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#320
This cafe is such a great part of the community, it would be such a shame if the short sightedness of the council forced a lovely small family business to close. There may be issues with parking on that road but that can be attributed to any one of the businesses on the park, surely there are other ways to deal with problem parking than shut businesses down. Towns such as Tring and Berkhamsted should be applauding small businesses who are surviving in the current climate and doing all they can to support them, not try to close them down. There are enough issues for small businesses at the moment. I am actually shocked that anyone at the council could even consider this as being the right way to go about the issue. Very disappointed.(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)
#321
I regularly use this lovely cafe with my young children, there is nowhere else like it in Tring for parents. I have never had to park on brook street to access the cafe.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#324
Although Silk Mill is now a very busy area, this business has been on these premises for 2 years. The parking problem cannot be pinned on this one business.In addition, the café is a short walk from town car parks, which have adequate parking.
(Aston Clinton, 2019-08-09)
#325
Very needed facility in a quite village of Tring(Hemel Hempstead, 2019-08-09)
#326
This place is needed!(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)
#327
I use this cafe regularly and have never once had to park in Brook Street. There is ample parking on site. This cafe is an asset to Tring, serving families in a way that no other place does. It would be a huge shame to see it close.(Weston Turville, 2019-08-09)
#328
I'm signing because i love this cafe!(Aston Clinton, 2019-08-09)
#329
I want to help save doodle caboodle play park. It’s an absolute asset to the community for parents with young children(Hemel Hempstead, 2019-08-09)
#330
I’ve never parked outside of the grounds when going there. Always inside. Don’t make assumptions that parking issues are linked to the cafe. Probably more the workers from the industrial estate.(Hemel Hempstead, 2019-08-09)
#332
We love coming to this cafe, it’s a real asset to Tring, great for families and the community.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#333
The cafe is a wonderful place to take the kids on a rainy day. There is nothing similar in Tring(St Albans, 2019-08-09)
#334
Doodle Caboodle isn’t just a cafe... it’s a much needed safe haven for very young children to play freely. We don’t have any places like this locally. I have been using the cafe since it opened- its been invaluable.(Pitstone, 2019-08-09)
#337
Dc is great!(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)
#338
This is a valued resource to the community(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)
#339
I want to keep a family business going(Bedfordshire, 2019-08-09)
#340
I support the application for this cafe(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#341
This is a fabulous cafe that provides a safe environment for parents, grandparents, carers etc to take their children.They constantly give back to the community and without this cafe people will lose their jobs, local charities will lose financial support and and families from all over Herts/beds/ bucks will lose yet another place which was designed to help children with their development and parents socialising which in turn encourages socialisation and play for children so they thrive and for parents is positive for their mental health.
(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-09)
#343
There is nothing else like this locally to take my grandchildren, it celebrates everything I hold dear in a community business that helps give families an affordable place to visit with their children(Wendover, 2019-08-09)
#344
This place is needed by our community.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#345
It’s a vital component of the community and a much needed safe play area for young children. Parking issues nearby should be reviewed separately - if it’s too dangerous to park in certain places, surely there should be double yellow lines placed there to stop people at any time? Local park play facilities are often littered with glass and many crimes, such as assault, have been reported. Doodle Caboodle is a much needed and safe play environment for the young residents of Tring. The council should applaud such enterprises, not close them down.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#346
I don’t want this lovely cafe shut down.(Bovingdon, 2019-08-09)
#348
This cafe provides a service which has been lacking in Tring for years. The owners have worked tirelessly to create a wonderful amenity for the community which is loved by many.(Aston Clinton, 2019-08-09)
#350
It would be a massive shame to loose this little cafe we meet friends here and one of the only places I can have a moments peace with a coffee while my children play. Would hate to see it go(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)
#351
Tring needs local business providing services for its residents and this is a great little venture that provides a much needed service.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#352
It is a fantastic small business which provide a friendly cafe and play area for mums/ dads/ children to socialise. It would be a shame to lose such a lovely local place we regularly visit.(Aston clinton, 2019-08-09)
#353
This is a wonderful family run cafe, my daughter and I often meet friends there.(Aylesbury, 2019-08-09)
#354
i want to(watford, 2019-08-09)
#355
This is a unique place suitable to go to with small children and meet up with friends. Rare find and gets us out the house.(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)
#356
The positive impact the cafe has on the Tring community significantly outweighs and unproven impact on on-street parking.(Pitstone, 2019-08-09)
#357
I am signing because this cafe was a lifeline for me and my mummy friends who were all on maternity leave the past 12 months. With the multitude of issues faced my mothers coping with tiny babies and older children, this was a safe welcoming space that allowed our older children to play, whilst being supervised, and for us to meet and talk to each other during the cold winter months when the parks were not a realistic option. The ladies that worked at doodle made us feel very welcome and were interested in how we were and very caring of our children.At a time when post partum mental health is understood, and research has shown how important getting out of the house and meeting other people and talking about problems is before they overwhelm mummies, I cannot support this move to close doodle. Indeed it would seem counter to everything a local councils should and could be encouraging for this important demographic within the local community.
My husband has also met daddy friends there with the children to give me (mummy) a break and get some respite himself when looking after 2 children under the age of 3.
May I suggest that the council reconsiders this, or at a minimum, negotiates with the owners to find them an equivalent property at the same or reduced cost with the same excellent central access for people that travel on foot? In addition they would need some funding for the the transfers of the equipment and facilities.
Yours,
Elizabeth Price
(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#358
I’m signing this because doodle caboodle is a great facility, I always walk there and tring is in need of a child focused cafe(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#359
I think this is a great asset to Tring.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#360
This cafe is an excellent resource for people with young children in the area and there is nothing else in Tring like it.(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-09)
#361
As a parent of very young children it can be hard to take two of them to a soft play as they are at very different stages but too young to let on go off on their own. Doodle caboodle is a god send as it’s small enough I can sit and have a chat with a friend for few minutes and I can see them and know they are safe.This place is a life line to many mums who struggle to get out to places like this with their children and actually be able to chat to other adults.
This would be a really lose to the community.
I’ve always parked on site, never had an issue parking here.
These places are rare and a real gem, it would be very sad to see it go.
(Aylesbury, 2019-08-09)
#362
Doodle Caboodle is an important part of the Tring community providing a much needed service and jobs in the area.(Little Gaddesden, 2019-08-09)
#363
This cafe is a unique place for those with children to go. There are no other facilities like it in Tring and it would be a great shame for it to close. The cafe is within walking distance of a great many homes in Tring so to penalise those families who walk there because of parking issues would seem hugely unfair.(Wingrave, 2019-08-09)
#364
This is an important place for young families, a fun place to entertain young children for people in Tring without having to get in a car!(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#365
We need more places like this(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-09)
#366
I have two young children who both love Doodle Caboodle. We go there often, there is nothing else like it in Tring. If it closed it would be a huge loss to the community.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#367
There is nowhere else in Tring like DoodleCaboodle and it would be a loss for parents with young children if it was closed. From what I’ve seen, cars are parked on Brooke street all day with very few coming and going so I think it’s more likely to be people who live on Brooke street or those that work in the industrial units that park there as opposed to users of the cafe. The cafe is walkable for many people and certainly from car parks in the town so I don’t see how this cafe is worsening an already horrendous street for parking.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#368
It is a valuable and well loved local business(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#369
It’s a brilliant support place for new mums like me(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#370
Affordable, safe, engaging environments for parents to bring their children are really important especially in small villages where there is limited options.(Aylesbury, 2019-08-09)
#371
I want to support a local business.(Marsworth, 2019-08-09)
#372
Stop picking on small local businesses and children. Sort out the path to this place and more people would walk there(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#374
This is a gem of a cafe that is really popular with locals and families who travel to Tring specifically to visit.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#375
This facility is needed! In order to provide a safe birthday party for a child under school age, to my knowledge there is only one other cafe near me like this (Aston Clinton hub) and I would be aghast if it were to close for good. An alternative site with equal or less costs to the business will need to be provided should the current one be deemed not appropriate.(Aylesbury, 2019-08-09)
#376
It’s a great place for mums with young children to meet and for small children to play, there isn’t anywhere else in Tring to do this. Really important for first mums mental health and well-being.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#377
The only place of its kind in Tring(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#380
Sonja has a fabulous business and is used by many local parents .(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#382
It is a great cafe & soft play for all ages.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#383
This is an important facility to our community and I support Sonya and her family in their small business.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#386
The cafe provides a vital hub for new parents and lone parents who need support.They organise community events to bring people together and positively engage with other local small businesses.
The parking issue along Brook Street is a long running issue caused by a multitude of factors and unlikely from the cafe as the users of the cafe are local people and mainly walk there with prams.
(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#387
Doodle Caboodle is a fab cafe, I spent most of my maternity leave meeting friends there,it kept me going on the tough days!(Hertfordshire, 2019-08-09)
#388
I don’t think a successful business that’s a benefit to the community should suddenly be at risk of closure through no fault of their own(Wingrave, 2019-08-09)
#389
The cafe is an important local facility for people with small children. I park in the car park in town and walk over. As do the other parents I know.(Leighton Buzzard, 2019-08-09)
#390
The cafe has been open for 2 years already. It’s popular and has already overcome the issues with parking. You cannot blame the over crowded parking on one single business in silk mill, there are now many more businesses than before so parking will be an issues. Maybe you could make the east ground at the back of the silk mill into a car park?(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#391
Doodle Caboodle provides a much need service within Tring for the parents of small children. With the cafe having been set up prior to the regeneration of the business park and (no doubt) being key to bring new people to the site which ultimately helps the other businesses seems unjust.(Tring, 2019-08-09)
#392
I believe that this business is a brilliant enterprise and that parking issues cannot be attributed to it so therefore it would be grossly unfair to close it down.(Pitstone, 2019-08-09)
#393
We want to save a much loved and used facility for our children and the parents it gives a little break to in a safe environment!(Aylesbury, 2019-08-09)
#395
I love the doodle caboodle cafe and my daughter would be very sad to see it go. We are already losing the Ivinghoe children’s centre.(Pitstone, 2019-08-09)
#396
I’m signing this because it’s a great place to take your children but also massively saved me when I was going through PND(Wendover, 2019-08-09)
#398
I have been to this lovely place with my daughter and grandchildren who live in Leighton Buzzard.(Skegness, 2019-08-09)
#399
This is a great facility for my son and much needed in the area(Berkhamsted, 2019-08-09)