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✨ FEATURED EVENTS ✨
EMFACE Launch Event - Hollywood Face Rejuvenation
Launch of West Northamptonshire's Only "Hollywood Face Rejuvenation" Treatment • Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:00 - 20:00 GMT Mercure Hotel Northampton – £10
Join Total Body Confidence for the exclusive launch of EMFACE - West Northamptonshire's only "Hollywood Face Rejuvenation" treatment! What is EMFACE? EMFACE works on the facial muscles (something that even surgery doesn't do) and skin layers to achieve a natural looking face lift with improved skin tone, texture and contouring, without injectables or fillers.
Treatment Details:
•4 x 20 minute treatments
•Long lasting results
•No pain
•Zero downtime
Event Details: •Secure your spot for just £10 (includes catering) / Free trial slots available - Email [email protected] (first come, first served) / RSVP: [email protected]
🎄 Christmas at Bell Shopping Evening
📅 Wednesday, 13 November 2025 / 📍 Bell of Northampton, Kingsthorpe Road / 💷 FREE!
Renowned home lifestyle store Bell of Northampton is hosting its Christmas at Bell shopping evening — a festive evening filled with sparkle, shopping and seasonal cheer!
What's On:
🎁 Festive Marketplace featuring local small businesses offering clothing, Christmas decorations, jewellery, gorgeous gifts, 'smellies' and everything in between
👨🍳 Live Cooking in Bell's beautiful Nicholas Bell kitchen
🍖 BBQs fired up for the evening
🍷 Festive Sweet Treats & Mulled Wine served in the Love Lunch Café
The event features brand new stalls as well as firm favourites returning from previous years. Visit: www.abell.co.uk/pages/christmas-bell-event
Business Growth & Networking Events
Week of 11-17 November
RFG AGM and Members Meeting • Tue, 12 Nov 2025 Westone Manor Hotel, Northampton NN3 3DS United Kingdom – £218.87
Wellingborough Business Buzz Networking • Tue, 12 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Castello Lounge, Wellingborough NN8 1AN United Kingdom – Free
Start Up and Small Business Expo • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00 - 16:00 GMT Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel, Corby NN17 2AE United Kingdom – Free
NETWORKING AT THE START UP + SMALL BUSINESS EXPO WITH NNBN • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00 - 10:00 GMT voco Rockingham Forest Corby by IHG, Corby NN17 2AE United Kingdom – Free
Business Buzz - Kettering • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Kettering – TBC
Northampton Netweaving November 2025 • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 Barratts Snooker Club & Bar, Northampton NN2 6HT United Kingdom – £10
Becoming your own boss workshop • Fri, 14 Nov 2025 Wellingborough Library, Wellingborough NN8 1AS United Kingdom – TBC
The Business Room - North Northants • Fri, 14 Nov 2025 Kettering Park Hotel, Kettering NN15 6XT United Kingdom – Free
Start-Up Day 2025 • Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:30 - 14:30 GMT Northampton Central Library – Free
Week of 18-24 November
Small Business Coffee Morning - Wellingborough • Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:30 - 11:30 GMT Wellingborough – TBC
Northampton Business Buzz Networking • Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Barratts Club, Northampton NN2 6HT United Kingdom – £13.55
Cowork Crew Northampton • Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:00 - 16:30 GMT Vulcan Works, Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – £30
Daventry Means Business • Wed, 20 Nov 2025 08:30 - 10:00 GMT The Saracens Head Inn - JD Wetherspoon, Daventry NN11 4GG United Kingdom – £8
Business Buzz - Daventry • Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Daventry – TBC
Get Your Business Brand Seen for More Success • Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT Online – Free (Members) / £10 (Non-members)
Week of 25 November - 1 December
Towcester Business Buzz Networking • Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Towcester Mill Brewery, Towcester NN12 6YY United Kingdom – Free
Hotdesking at Vulcan Works • Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00 onwards Vulcan Works, Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1EW – Free
Ongoing & Recurring Events
Business Networking Thrapston, East Northamptonshire and Huntingdon The Woolpack Inn, Islip NN14 3JU United Kingdom – £15.00
BNI Pavilion Business Networking Event Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £2
Grow Your Business with BNI Pavilion Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £15
Solo Connects - Singles Salsa Evening with Kristina Rihanoff Soo Yoga fitness and wellbeing family centre, Northampton NN1 1SR United Kingdom – £16.96
JAM Networking Meeting - Local Businesses - Local Charities - Good Causes Waterside Connect, Northampton NN5 5JP United Kingdom – £5
Daventry Business Buzz Networking The Arc Cinema, Daventry, Daventry NN11 4GH United Kingdom – Free
Rushden Business Buzz Networking The Railway Inn - JD Wetherspoon, Rushden NN10 0PA United Kingdom – Free
Mindset of Mastery: The Levels of Entrepreneurial Growth Vulcan Works, Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – £90
Northampton - Small99's People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup V and B Northampton, Northampton NN1 1DA United Kingdom – Free
Professional Development Workshops
Agile and Scrum 1 Day Training in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Public Speaking Skills 1 Day Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Change Management – Change Matters | 1 Day Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Cyber Security Essentials: 1 Day Overview Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Essential Management Skills – 1 Day Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Boost Your Career with Emotional Intelligence Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Effective Time Management Skills 1 Day Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Managing Performance – 1 Day Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99
Microsoft Power BI – 2 Days Training in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £1,073.98
Leadership Skills – Lead, Motivate & Inspire 2 Days Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £970.35
Health and Wellbeing
Week of 11-17 November
Bold & Bright: Confidence for Social Moments Soul Tribe, Rushden NN10 6DF United Kingdom – £20
Unwind in the Woods: forest bathing at Salcey Salcey Forest, Northampton NN7 2HX United Kingdom – Free
Doula Course Roman View, Deanshanger MK19 6UZ United Kingdom – £995
Barnwell Sacred Sound Bath Evening Barnwell Village Hall, Barnwell, Nr Oundle PE8 5QD United Kingdom – £15
Working Therapeutically with Parents (2.5hr CPD session) Northampton Therapy Rooms, Garden Cottage, Quinton Rising Lodge Quinton NN7 2EF United Kingdom – £40
Week of 18-24 November
Clinical Practical Skills Course Holiday Inn Express Kettering by IHG, Kettering NN14 1UD United Kingdom – £399
Humour for Recovery- Is Life Taking You Too Seriously? Board Room 1, Sudborough House, St Marys Hospital, London Rd, Kettering, NN15 7PW – TBC
Understanding and managing personal stress Danetre Hospital, Daventry NN11 4EB United Kingdom – Free
Not Just A Sibling - For 11 to 15 Year Olds Doddridge Centre, Northampton NN5 5LD United Kingdom – Free
The Resilience Toolkit: Practical Skills for Managing Stress Mind in Towcester, Bransons Lane Towcester NN12 6AX United Kingdom – TBC
Resonance of Renewal: A November Sound Journey Culworth Village Hall, Culworth OX17 2AT United Kingdom – Free
Week of 25 November - 1 December
Soulful Sundays, Mindfulness Relaxation • Sun, 1 Dec 2025 18:30 - 20:00 GMT Milton Malsor Village Hall, Milton Malsor NN7 3AS United Kingdom – £15
Ongoing & Recurring Events
Tai Chi Classes - September - December 2025 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £8
6-Week Breathwork Journey Lulu Rose Wellness, Market Harborough LE16 9SL United Kingdom – £217.39
Immersive Yoga - single ticket November - December 2025 Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £10.24
Online Psychotherapy session (Relationships) NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £49.00
Immersive Sound Bath Experience Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £22
Essential Oils Make & Take + Symphony of the Cells Experience Cooper Drive – £11.55
ONLINE SEMINAR - Emotional Separation from Parents NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £15.00
ONLINE SEMINAR - Inner child. Stuck in childhood NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £15.00
Reiki Level 1 & 2 Training Course Soo Yoga fitness and wellbeing family centre, Northampton NN1 1SR United Kingdom – Free
EYESI Surgical Simulator opened to Internal & External Candidates Kettering General Hospital, Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom – TBC
EYESI Slit Lamp Simulator opened to Internal & External Candidates Kettering General Hospital, Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom – TBC
Copy of Body, Mind and Menopause Mensah Wellbeing, Upton NN5 4DR United Kingdom – £11.55
Juvelook & Lenisna - Advanced hybrid collagen Bio stimulator Northampton Young & Beautiful Aesthetics, #3 Wollaston NN29 7PJ United Kingdom – £191.94
Note: Events are organized by week for easy planning. Some events without specific dates are listed under "Ongoing & Recurring Events" - please click the links to confirm exact dates and times. This comprehensive listing includes events from Eventbrite, NNBN, and Business Buzz Networking.Eye on AI: Week of Oct 18-24, 2025
✨ Speaker Spotlight ✨
JAM Networking Meeting - Connect • Collaborate • Make an Impact JAM Networking Meeting - Local Businesses - Local Charities - Good Causes
📅 Tuesday, 25 November 2025 / 🕐 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT / 📍 Waterside Connect, 35 Saint James' Mill Road, Northampton NN5 5JP / 💷 £5 (All proceeds donated to SCCYC)
🌟 About This Event: Join us for a fun and productive networking session bringing together local charities, good causes, and businesses — all in support of SCCYC (Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club).
🎤 Guest Speaker: Damian Mark Smyth (ME!!) – AI Without the Hype
Damian Mark Smyth is Director of Adaptive Intelligence at the AI Leadership Lab, a fractional marketing consultant for several local businesses, and a local Ambassador for The Entrepreneurs Circle. He established one of the first AI Marketing Consultancies in the UK and is a multiple TEDx speaker on entrepreneurship and peak performance — known for making complex topics both accessible and actionable.
In this engaging session, Damian will help you cut through the noise and understand how to harness AI effectively — whether you're a charity looking to do more with less, or a business wondering where to start. His approach focuses on Human–AI Co-Creation, showing that the future belongs to those who master the partnership between human creativity and artificial intelligence.
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This Week's AI Headlines
UK Business AI Adoption Update: Integrating Smart, Affordable Agents
As the UK prepares for the arrival of advanced autonomous systems, such as the planned fully driverless robo-taxi service in London by 2026, business owners must focus on integrating AI tools to remain competitive. The key trend is using specialised AI agents to streamline internal workflows and cut costs.
Adopt Smart Efficiency
Businesses seeking efficiency should immediately investigate new, affordable models. Anthropic’s new Haiku 4.5 is their smallest and fastest model, yet it scores highly on benchmarks (above Sonnet 4, similar to GP5, and above Gemini 2.5 Pro). Crucially, it costs about a third of the price of Sonnet - making it a notable choice for businesses who want to be more efficient in areas like agentive tool use and computer use.
Build Bespoke Internal Capabilities
To protect proprietary knowledge and standardise complex processes, deploy advanced agentic capabilities:
Develop Custom Skills: Tools like Anthropic Skills for Claude allow you to formalise and package custom workflows. These reusable "Skills" can include specialised instructions, proprietary templates (e.g., for PowerPoint), binaries, and sensitive internal assets like revenue details or leadership headshots. This moves beyond simple prompts to create highly customised, secure company workflows.
Demand Software Integration: AI is now built into core professional tools. Microsoft introduced "vibe working" in Excel and Word via Copilot (powered by Anthropic models) for complex document and spreadsheet generation. Similarly, Slack is converting its bot into an AI assistant capable of finding information and drafting based on deep channel context. Ensure your business is leveraging these integrated features, as "everything will have AI built in".
Manage IP Risk: When using generative media for marketing, be aware that copyright enforcement is tightening. Following recent warnings to platforms like Character.AI, establish strict internal protocols to avoid legal exposure related to intellectual property infringement.
By focusing on these cost-effective, customised, and integrated solutions, UK businesses can accelerate adoption without significant initial overhauls.
For local support on AI adoption, contact Success Formula Club
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Useful Links
Success Formula Club: Mindset + Marketing + AI
West Northants Council (all things council)
Vulcan Works (office workspace)
Entrepreneurs Circle Northampton Group (business support)
NNBN (business support)
Action For Happiness (Free wellbeing resources)
Jo Banham Dance Company (the best form of exercise and well-being)
Water Matters Yearbook (Free download)
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