Your Weekly Listings for Business and Wellbeing Events in Northamptonshire

Monday, September 22, 2025

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Damian Smyth
September 22, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 17 minutes

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Business Networking Events

Monday, September 22

The secrets to being a great employer: getting it right from day one • Monday, September 22 11:00 - 12:00 BST Online – Free

Tuesday, September 23

Effective Business Communications • Tuesday, September 23 10:00 - 13:00 GMT+1 Canoe2, Boardwalk Rushden NN10 6FA – £20

Wednesday, September 24

Realtors: 3 Strategies To Leverage Before Paying For More Leads • Wednesday, September 24 17:00 - 18:00 GMT+1 Online – Free

Strategic Goals to Daily Wins – Enerkem CIO's Perspective • Wednesday, September 24 17:00 - 17:45 GMT+1 Online – Free

Northampton - Small99's People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup • Wednesday, September 24 17:00 BST V and B Northampton, 10 Saint Giles' Square Northampton NN1 1DA – Free

Thursday, September 25

GoTo Networking Northampton • Thursday, September 25 10:00 - 12:00 GMT+1 Barratts Snooker Club & Bar, Kingsthorpe Road Northampton NN2 6HT – £16.96

Purpose & Profit: How to Create Business Prosperity • Thursday, September 25 19:00 - 20:00 GMT+1 Online – Free

Friday, September 26

Starting Off's Apprenticeship Showcase event • Friday, September 26 09:30 - 15:00 GMT+1 Vulcan Works - Offices & Coworking Space, 34-38 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1EW – Free

Northampton Careers Fair • Friday, September 26 10:00 - 14:00 BST The Guildhall, Saint Giles' Square Northampton NN1 1DE – Free

Hot Desk with NNBN at Vulcan Works • Friday, September 26 10:00 - 16:00 BST Vulcan Works, 34-38 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1EW – Free

Weekly Business Networking Events

Northampton Breakfast Business Networking Event
Every Monday (not bank holidays) 09:30‑10:30 BST
Online Free

#BusComm Wellingborough Business Networking Meeting - Face-to-face • Multiple Dates • The Hind Hotel, Sheep Street Wellingborough NN8 1BY – From £18.04

Kettering Business Buzz Networking • Multiple Dates • Prezzo Italian Restaurant Kettering, Unit 2 Market Place Kettering NN16 0AQ – From £13.55

The Business Room - North Northants • Multiple Dates • Kettering Park Hotel, Kettering Park Way Kettering NN15 6XT – Free

Wellingborough Business Buzz Networking • Multiple Dates • Castello Lounge, 1-2 Market Street Wellingborough NN8 1AN – From £13.55

The Business Bench Networking Event • Rushden Multiple dates 44 Park Road Rushden NN10 0RG – Free

#BusComm Northampton Business Networking Breakfast Meeting - face-to-face • Harpole Multiple dates Turnpike Beefeater, Weedon Road, Harpole,
NN7 4DD – £18

Northampton Business Buzz Networking • Northampton Multiple dates Barratts Club, Kingsthorpe Road Northampton NN2 6HT – £13.55

#BusComm Kettering Business Networking Meeting - Face-to-face • Kettering Multiple dates Telford Lodge Brewers Fayre, Rothwell Road Kettering NN16 8FX – £8.04

Towcester Business Buzz Networking • Multiple Dates Towcester Mill Brewery, Chantry Lane Towcester NN12 6YY – £13.55

Business Networking Thrapston, East Northamptonshire and Huntingdon • Multiple Dates The Woolpack Inn, 6 Kettering Road Islip NN14 3JU – £15

#BusComm Northampton Evening Networking Meeting - face-to-face • Multiple Dates Cheyne Walk Club, 2 Cheyne Walk Northampton NN1 5PU – £18.04

"FORE" Business Golf and Networking |Colingtree Park Golf Club Multiple dates • Collingtree Park Golf Club, 90 Windingbrook Lane Northampton NN4 0XN • Advertised as Free

The Business Bench Networking Event Multiple dates • 44 Park Road, Rushden NN10 0RG • Free

The Business Room - South Northants & Milton Keynes North Multiple dates • The Fox & Hounds, 44 High Street Whittlebury NN12 8XJ • Free

Rushden Business Buzz Networking • Multiple Dates The Railway Inn - JD Wetherspoon, 143 High Street Rushden NN10 0PA – £13.55

#BusComm Northampton Evening Networking Meeting - face-to-face • Multiple Dates Cheyne Walk Club, 2 Cheyne Walk Northampton NN1 5PU – £18.04

BNI Weekly Events: (please check to see if they are running)

BNI Ignite Business Networking Event: Tuesdays - 06:45 - 09:00 - The Turnpike, Harpole Turn, Weedon Road, Northampton, Northants, NN7 4DD - £15

BNi Amethyst Business Networking Thrapston, East Northamptonshire and Huntingdon, Islip Wednesdays 09:30 - 12:00 The Woolpack Inn, 6 Kettering Road Islip NN14 3JU – £15

BNI Pioneer Online Business Networking: Wednesdays - 09:30 - 11:30 -
Online - £15

BNI Pavilion Business Networking Event: Thursdays - 06:30 - 08:30 - Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YF - £15

BNI Prosperity Business Networking Event: Thursdays - 06:45 - 09:45 - Kettering Golf Club, Headlands, Kettering NN15 6XA - £15

BNI Luminate Business Networking Event: Thursdays - 07:40 - 09:40 - Daventry Town Hall, Daventry - £15

BNI Sterling Business Networking Event: Thursdays - 11:30 - 13:30 - Nene Whitewater Centre, Bedford Rd, Northampton NN4 7AA - £15

BNI Lighthouse Business Networking Event: Fridays - 06:45 - 08:45 - Delapre Abbey, London Rd, Northampton NN4 8AW - £15

Please send your upcoming events to [email protected]

Health and Wellbeing

Tuesday, September 23

Outdoor Yoga with Emma Yoga PT - Finding Balance • Tuesday, September 23 19:00 - 20:00 BST Fernie Fields Sports & Social Club, Fernie Field Moulton NN3 7BD – £9.38

Wednesday, September 24

Phoenix Collective - Group Coaching for Women • Wednesday, September 24 09:30 - 11:30 GMT+1 Huddle HQ, The Barn, Landymoors Welford Road Spratton NN6 8LR – £27.80

Herbal First Aid at Home • Wednesday, September 24 15:00 - 16:00 GMT+1 Online – Free

Using Mentalisation to Deconstruct a Therapy Session (2.5hr CPD session) • Wednesday, September 24 18:30 - 21:00 GMT+1 Northampton Therapy Rooms, Garden Cottage, Quinton Rising Lodge Quinton NN7 2EF – £40

Thursday, September 25

Campfire and Cuppa - MORNING SESSION • Thursday, September 25 10:00 - 11:30 BST Daventry Country Park, Northern Way Daventry NN11 2JB – £11.55

Perimenopause and Menopause Support Group • Thursday, September 25 18:00 - 20:00 GMT+1 Beautiful Manes, 34 Brook Street Raunds NN9 6LP – £10

Pytchley Sacred Sound Bath Evening • Thursday, September 25 19:00 - 20:00 GMT+1 Pytchley Village Hall, Church Road Pytchley NN14 1EL – £15

Friday, September 26

CONNECTED FOR HEALING by women for women • Friday, September 26 17:00 - 21:00 GMT+1 Mercure Northampton, Silver Street Northampton NN1 2TA – Donations

Sacred Sound Journey Eve @ Brigstock • Friday, September 26 19:00 - 20:15 BST Brigstock Village Hall, Bridge Street Brigstock NN14 3ET – £15

Solo Connects - Singles Pool Night - Northampton • Friday, September 26 19:30 - 22:00 GMT+1 Barratts Snooker Club & Bar, Kingsthorpe Road Northampton NN2 6HT – £18.04

Weekly Health and Wellbeing (please check to see if they are running)

Women's FREE Safety & Self Defence Workshop - Kettering | Mondays • 18:30 - 19:15 GMT+1 • St John Community Hall, Edith Road Kettering NN16 0QA • Free

Healing Breathwork | Accelerate emotional and physical healing • Northampton
Mondays (not bank holidays) 18:00 - 19:15 GMT Online – £15

Tai Chi Class
Wednesdays 13:00 - 14:00 GMT Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1DP – £9.38

Breathwork - Free Weekly Class • Northampton
Wednesdays 18:00 - 18:30 GMT Online – Free

Pranayama Breathing Free Class • Northampton
Wednesdays 18:00 - 18:30 GMT Online – Free

ONLINE Seminar – Emotional Separation from Parents
Daily 14:00 – 15:00 | Online – £15

ONLINE Seminar – Inner Child: Stuck in Childhood
Daily 17:00 – 18:00 | Online – £15

Group Coaching for Awakening Women with Creative Dreams
Every Thursday 16:00 | Online – Donations

Aromatouch Lymphatic Massage
Every Monday (various time-slots) | Northampton – £38.62

ONLINE SEMINAR (Course) - Emotional Separation from Parents Fridays 14:00 - 15:00 BST Online – £15

ONLINE SEMINAR (course) - Inner child. Stuck in childhood Fridays 16:00 - 18:00 BST Online – £15

Immersive Sound Bath Experience • Multiple Dates Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1DP – £24.54

Immersive Yoga - single ticket September - October 2025 • Multiple Dates • Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1DP – £10.24

Soul Awakening: Transcend Trauma & Reclaim Your Power • Multiple Dates • Online – Free

Tai Chi Classes - September - December 2025 • Multiple Dates • Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1DP – From £9.38

Neonatal Support Group Multiple dates • Penrith Drive Children's Centre, Penrith Drive Wellingborough NN8 3XL • Free

Online Psychotherapy session (Relationships) • Multiple Dates Wellington Street Northampton NN1 3AS – £49

Immersive Yoga - single ticket September - October 2025 • Multiple Dates Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1DP – £10.24

Tai Chi Classes - September - December 2025 • Multiple Dates Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1DP – £9.38

Weekly Success Story: Northamptonshire Secures Game-Changing £1 Billion AI Investment

Pic: Northampton Chronicle & Echo

A transformative moment for our county as we position ourselves at the forefront of the AI revolution

This week brings extraordinary news for Northamptonshire's business community and future generations – our county has secured a staggering £1 billion investment that will transform us into a powerhouse of artificial intelligence innovation.

As part of a landmark £31 billion Tech Prosperity Deal between the UK and major US firms, AI Pathfinder has chosen Northamptonshire as the home for their groundbreaking super-computing facilities. This UK-based company's mission to build sovereign AI capacity will see their first operations launching right here in our county in 2025.

Leading the Charge

Professor Anne-Marie Kilday, Vice Chancellor of the University of Northampton, captured the significance of this moment perfectly: "This investment will be one of the largest the county has ever seen. There is no reason that Northamptonshire cannot be at the forefront of the AI and quantum computing revolutions."

The University of Northampton stands ready to maximise this opportunity, already nurturing the next generation of tech talent through:

  • A dedicated Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

  • AI embedded throughout the curriculum

  • Innovative research in healthcare, education and therapy applications

  • A new Digital and Data Strategy focusing on AI and automation

What This Means for Our Community

This investment promises to:

  • Generate high-quality jobs across our communities

  • Drive breakthrough innovations in healthcare

  • Boost clean energy initiatives

  • Position Northamptonshire as a leader in the current industrial revolution

  • Create unprecedented opportunities for local businesses to innovate and grow

The Time to Act is Now

Professor Kilday's call to action resonates strongly: "Working alongside our local businesses and partners, we want to seize these opportunities and build on the contributions of the University to our local economy and community."

This is more than just an investment – it's Northamptonshire's moment to shine on the global tech stage. With operations beginning in 2025, now is the time for our business community to prepare, collaborate, and position themselves to capitalise on this unprecedented opportunity.

For businesses ready to be part of this AI revolution, discover how you can benefit from the expertise, research and knowledge exchange opportunities at the University of Northampton by visiting their website.

This is Northamptonshire's success story in the making – and we're all invited to be part of it. Do you know a local business or resident with an inspiring success story? We'd love to hear from you for our weekly feature.

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