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| Buckhurst Hill restaurant boss 'abused' over toddler ban | Buckhurst Hill restaurant boss 'abused' over toddler ban |
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| A restaurateur who banned under-fives says she has been stopped in the street and labelled a "disgrace to motherhood". | A restaurateur who banned under-fives says she has been stopped in the street and labelled a "disgrace to motherhood". |
| Hilary Penning only opened the Organic Kitchen in Buckhurst Hill three months ago. | Hilary Penning only opened the Organic Kitchen in Buckhurst Hill three months ago. |
| Mrs Penning, who has a toddler herself, decided to ban young children from her eatery in response to concerns over noise levels and buggies around tables. | |
| But some claimed the move was "discriminatory" against parents. | But some claimed the move was "discriminatory" against parents. |
| Live: For more on this and other Essex stories | Live: For more on this and other Essex stories |
| As first reported in the Epping Forest Guardian, a sign put up about the ban was shared on social media and a discussion on the website Mumsnet became so heated that the thread was terminated this week. | As first reported in the Epping Forest Guardian, a sign put up about the ban was shared on social media and a discussion on the website Mumsnet became so heated that the thread was terminated this week. |
| Mrs Penning's husband Adam said his wife had since been the victim not only of comments on social media but also physical "intimidation". | Mrs Penning's husband Adam said his wife had since been the victim not only of comments on social media but also physical "intimidation". |
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| On three occasions, he said, his wife had been verbally abused in the street. | On three occasions, he said, his wife had been verbally abused in the street. |
| "The biggest surprise has been the vehemence and vitriol in the backlash against a policy which was taken for various reasons. | "The biggest surprise has been the vehemence and vitriol in the backlash against a policy which was taken for various reasons. |
| "It seems to have brought some of the worst out of local people. It is a minority. The majority have supported us. | "It seems to have brought some of the worst out of local people. It is a minority. The majority have supported us. |
| "It has stirred up a hornets' nest." | "It has stirred up a hornets' nest." |
| He said when the couple started the 10-table business they wanted to attract a mix of business people, home-workers, "discerning foodies" as well as parents. | He said when the couple started the 10-table business they wanted to attract a mix of business people, home-workers, "discerning foodies" as well as parents. |
| "It is a small intimate dining experience and when you get to a stage when your aisles are clogged with buggies and pushchairs, that is a concern because we do table service as a restaurant. | "It is a small intimate dining experience and when you get to a stage when your aisles are clogged with buggies and pushchairs, that is a concern because we do table service as a restaurant. |
| "When you have waitresses and waiters having to step over buggies while carrying boiling water it is a serious health and safety issue." | "When you have waitresses and waiters having to step over buggies while carrying boiling water it is a serious health and safety issue." |