We have one open meeting every month, except December, where we open our doors to all businesses that would like to enjoy a great breakfast, interesting speakers and grow their connections with lots of networking opportunities.
Our members meet every week and if you ever consider joining us, we do accept guests for breakfast at these meetings too.
Simply select an event below and book in to join us.
Wednesday Business Club Open Networking Meeting 23rd April 2025
Matthew Barber the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner will be returning, having been re-elected in the last year. We anticipate an update on crime statistics and future priorities along with a Q&A session.
Our open meetings are just that, open to all business categories. In general we have an interesting speaker from the public or private sector and on occasion from a local charity. The event offers plenty of time for networking, both before and after the event and a great breakfast. These meetings are a great place to further improve your network contacts and build on the connectivity between businesses locally. Guests are therefore very welcome to attend whether new to networking or a seasoned pro, we always look forward to meeting you.
Itinerary
Meet and Greet
07:00 - 07:30
Meet up you for an early networking session amongst other business owners.
Guest Speaker & Questions
07:30 - 08:00
Join us to listen to our speaker this month who will be sharing lots of information about their business.
Breakfast
08:00 - 08:30
Join us for a great Littlebury Breakfast to help kick start your day and continue your conversation with like minded businesses.
Referrals and Guest Introductions
08:30 - 08:45
hear from our guests about their businesses and what we can help them with. We will also share referrals amongst the group.
Close
08:45 - 09:55
We generally close around 08:45am but guest are welcome to continue to network after the meeting.
Speakers
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Mathew Barber – Thames Vally Police and Crime Commissioner
The PCC's role is to hold the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police to account for the performance of the Force, effectively making the police answerable to the communities they serve. The PCCs also has a wider role in promoting community safety and working with criminal justice partners to improve support for victims of crime.
Matthew has set out his key priorities for the coming years
Strong local policing
Fighting serious and organised crime
Improving the criminal justice system
Fighting fraud and cyber crime
Tackling illegal encampments
Matthew Barber was raised and schooled in Oxfordshire before graduating from Brunel University. He still lives in Oxfordshire, is married to Katie and has two children and a labrador!
Matthew is Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley, covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire. Elected to the role in May 2021 with a majority of nearly 80,000. He served as Deputy PCC from 2017 to 2021, during which time he took on the chairmanship of the Local Criminal Justice Board.
Matthew also served as a councillor in the Vale of White Horse for nearly nineteen years. First elected to the Council in 2003 he served as Leader from 2011 to 2018 before standing down in March 2022. He has been a director of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership as well as founding Chairman of Vale4Business and a Board Member of Science Vale and is involved in various charitable organisations.
Going
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Mark Weightman -
Tania Duby -
David bader -
Mark Ford-Langstaff -
David A Babister -
Robert Peckham -
Lee Broderick -
Graham Perryman -
Steve Vaughan