Ryde District Mums: Meet the women behind the concept
Ryde District Mums are submitting content to the Northern District Times. Meet the duo behind the brand and find out how they embarked on the journey in 2013.
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HELLO! We’re Jacqui and Jessica and we run Ryde District Mums.
We’re going to be sharing a little something here at the Northern District Times, so we thought it a good idea to give you our backstory.
It all started when we had our babies five and six years ago.
Anyone who has ever had kids will tell you that becoming a parent really does change everything.
One thing that makes the parenting journey easier is connecting with other parents.
We lean on one another for support, recommendations and insider knowledge.
In 2013 we started a Facebook group called Ryde District Mums, so we could get that support from lots of mums. 24 hours a day. Seven days a week.
Even while patting the baby off to sleep.
Fast forward five years and the Facebook group is now at 8000-plus hilarious, kind and helpful members and we have added a whole business side of the group to boot.
The business side started in late 2015 when we realised that there were lots of local businesses wanting to connect with Ryde District Mums but nowhere permanent to house their information and offers.
We created a website, social media, a fortnightly newsletter and started running events.
Through these platforms, we share info about local events, business deals and offerings, personal stories from mums and “best of” things to do locally.
We’ve both lived in the area about 10 years and absolutely love it. There’s so much happening each and every week, from events to new playground or cafe openings, to free activities for kids.
We’re pretty much obsessed with overturning every hidden gem and nugget Ryde has to offer.
OK, so that’s our story. We’re looking forward to bringing you lots more goodies from the local area of the coming weeks and months.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Jacqui Owens and Jessica Matthews, Ryde District Mums