Durham Business Group

DBC 'Table for Two' Virtual Remo Networking
2021-05-13 15:00 - 16:15 (Europe/London)
With over 700 businesses and guests attending our remo events over the past year, it’s time again to invite you to pull up a virtual chair, as we return to our remo tables for two.
More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partners, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.

For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email. where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 2.30 pm where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC Remo Breakfast introduces Lumiere 2021!
2021-05-26 10:00 - 11:15
Durham Business Club invites you to pull up a virtual chair on our Remo tables for another networking (bring your own) breakfast. We will introduce Phoebe Light of Artichoke, as we introduce Lumiere 2021! This year more than ever, the Lumiere festival is set to illuminate the city and bring us very welcome light at the end of the tunnel as we look ahead to brighter times.
For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email. where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 9.30 am where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC 'Table for Two' Virtual Remo Networking
2021-06-10 15:00 - 16:15
It’s time again to invite you to pull up a virtual chair, as we return to our remo tables for two, ahead of our first face to face event of 2021 on 22nd June!
More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partners, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.
For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email, where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 2.30 pm where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC Netwalking Breakfast, Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
2021-06-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Durham Wildlife Trust, Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6PU
After 15 long months we’re so excited to meet our members in person!
Join us for a wild breakfast and a wildlife wellbeing walk around Rainton Meadows and Joe’s Pond nature reserves. Find out how Durham Wildlife Trust manage their sites for wildlife, how they educate and engage with their members and what you can do to support reversing ecological decline and conserving wildlife in our region.
Following breakfast at 9 am, we will enjoy a short walk with good paths at a beautiful time of year. However, do wrap up ready for changing weather conditions and wear comfortable footwear. As numbers are limited to 30, with current guidelines and social distancing, we must restrict this event to DBC Members only, on a first come, first served basis, and encourage you to send one member per company. A waiting list will be available and, of course many more events are being planned, while we also continue our online Remo events for those of you who prefer not to venture out just yet.
You can also check out the FAQs we’ve prepared to help answer any queries you might have as face-to-face events make a cautious, but hopefully permanent, return.

DBC Remo Breakfast
2021-07-06 10:00 - 11:15
Following our first face to face netwalk in June, we invite you back to the Remo tables for another virtual networking (bring your own) breakfast.
More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partners, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.
For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 9.30 am where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC Breakfast, The Food Pit Durham
2021-07-27 09:00 - 11:00 | The Food Pit, 1 Framwellgate Gate Waterside, Durham, DH1 4SJ, United Kingdom
We are delighted to return to The Food Pit, Riverwalk Durham, and see how it has gone from strenght to strength since our last visit in 2019! With a wider range of world food kiosks, a bar and, of course, those views of Durham Castle and Cathedral spectacular as ever.
We will end the event with a guided tour of the fabulous new The Curious Mr Fox
Although we are hopeful restrictions will be lifted by then, for now, we are limiting this event to 30 attendees, members only, on a first come, first served basis. We ask that only one person per company attends, to maximise the number of member businesses that can come along. A waiting list will be available should we be able to increase the number of attendees.

DBC Remo Breakfast
2021-08-19 10:00 - 11:15
Following another face to face event, we invite you back to the Remo tables for more virtual networking (bring your own) breakfast.
More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partners, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.
For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email. where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 9.30 am where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC Netwalking Breakfast, Low barns Nature Reserve
2021-09-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Low Barns Nature Reserve, Low Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AG
After the success of our recent netwalk at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, we’re delighted to have been invited back by Durham Wildlife Trust, this time to to one of our region’s most important wildlife sites, Low Barns Nature Reserve, this wetland reserve, bordered by the River Wear, also contains mixed woodlands and species rich grasslands.
Join us for a wild breakfast and a wildlife wellbeing walk around Low Barns Nature Reserve. Find out how Durham Wildlife Trust manage their sites for wildlife, how they educate and engage with their members and what you can do to support reversing ecological decline and conserving wildlife in our region.
Following breakfast at 9 am, we will enjoy a short walk with good paths, do wrap up ready for changing weather conditions and wear comfortable footwear. You can also check out the FAQs to help answer any queries you might have as face-to-face events make a cautious, but hopefully permanent, return. Due to limited numbers, this event is restricted to DBC Members Only.

DBC 'Table for Two' Virtual Remo Networking
2021-09-16 15:00 - 16:15
We hope you have all managed to take a break this Summer, with the arrival of September, it’s time to get back to business!
As we look forward to more face to face to face events, there’s still an opportunity to pull up a virtual chair and network on our Remo tables for two.
More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partner, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.
For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email. where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 2.30 pm where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC invites you to step back in time at Beamish
2021-09-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Beamish museum, Beamish, Durham, DH9 0RG, United Kingdom
For our first evening event in 18 months, take a trip back in time with us at Beamish The Living Museum of the North, the region’s award-winning museum. Find out how despite everything they have overcome in the last year, their Golden Jubilee year, the ambitious Remaking Beamish plans are full steam ahead, and how you could enjoy exclusive access and benefits as a Business Friend of Beamish.
We had a wonderful visit back in September of 2018, (see pic below) and three years on are delighted to be welcomed back for what I’m sure will be another memorable evening.

Join us for a traditional fish and chip supper in the Pit Village, kindly sponsored by Graham Soult of Cannyinsights.com, who has shared his retail expertise with Beamish during recent times, and we will hear how the gift shop has gone from strength to strength and transformed the visitor experience.

Numbers are limited to 50, therefore, the invitation will firstly be circulated to DBC members only! Also check out FAQs to help answer any queries you might have as face-to-face events make a cautious, but hopefully permanent, return.

DBC invites you to The Pudding Club
2021-10-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Hallgarth the Manor House, High Pittington, Durham, DH6 1AB, United Kingdom
Spoons at the ready, we invite you for an informal networking evening at the wonderful Hallgarth Manor as they host their ever popular Pudding Club. Join us for SEVEN rounds of pudding with lashings of custard! The Pudding Clubs heartfelt mission since it started in 1985 has been to preserve the great British pudding, and we’re happy to help them in this mission.
Today The Pudding Club and its supporters can claim that their efforts have re-established such delights as Sticky Toffee Pudding, Jam Roly Poly, Syrup Sponge, Spotted Dick and Bread and Butter pudding as favourites throughout the country and beyond.
Numbers are limited to 50, therefore, the invitation will firstly be circulated to DBC members only!

DBC Breakfast, Stirk's Italian Steakhouse The Belmont
2021-10-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Stirks Italian Steakhouse, Moor End Terrace, Belmont, Durham, DH1 1BJ
Join us as we gather together for a DBC Breakfast at the beautiful Stirk’s Italian Steakhouse in The Belmont pub.
We were delighted to see the transformation of The Belmont, with the addition of the new steakhouse earlier this year, and can officially call it our local.
Although we have limited numbers to 60, please do feel free to invite a guest to join you for an informal networking breakfast.

DBC Remo Breakfast, October 2021!
2021-10-26 10:00 - 11:15
While many of you have now enjoyed the return of face to face events, most recently, a wonderful evening at Beamish Museum, we invite you back to the Remo tables for a virtual networking breakfast.

More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partners, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.

For a smooth experience on the day, it’s worth getting set up and registering with Remo in advance, follow the links above or on the confirmation email. where you’ll find instructions and tips, the waiting room will be open from 9.30 am where we can try and help with any technical issues.

DBC Breakfast under The Museum of the Moon with EMG Solicitors
2021-11-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Durham Cathedral, The college, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3EH, United Kingdom
Before the magnificent Museum of the Moon exhibition disappears, we invite you to a networking breakfast in Prior’s Hall, and an opportunity to marvel at Durham Cathedral nave in a whole new light, with Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.
Thanks to EMG Solicitors, who are kindly supporting this event, ahead of proudly sponsoring the upcoming spectacular Lumiere Festival.

DBG Rebrand Reveal at Durham Cricket
2021-11-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Durham Cricket, Riverside, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QR
We’re so excited to invite you to join us for the reveal of our rebrand, in this our 40th year! There’s no more fitting venue than that of our founder member, Durham Cricket who will share their exciting development plans for the ground.
It’s back to business as we will also introduce our new member businesses and enjoy a special evening of double celebrations, now we can be back together in person again.
Members are very welcome to bring along a guest!

Durham Business Group Open Afternoon, Portland House, Belmont Business Park
2021-12-07 13:00 - 17:00 | DH1 1TW, Portland House, Durham, DH1 1TW
Join us as we cut the ribbon on the first floor of our new offices at Portland House, we look forward to showcasing our building with meeting and conference facilities, new office space and hot desk options. The rebrand celebrations continue into the festive season and we can’t wait to welcome members and clients to enjoy networking for an hour or two, with mince pies and mulled wine, coffee and cake.

Durham Business Group AGM & Christmas lunch Ramside Hall Hotel - DBC Members Only
2021-12-14 12:00 - 14:30 | Ramside Hall Hotel
We invite you to join us for our final event of 2021! After having to hold our AGM on Zoom last year, we can’t wait to celebrate this festive season and our 40th year with you in person.
Durham Business Group Annual General Meeting will be held in the Fountain Room of Ramside Hall Hotel followed by an optional Christmas lunch.
12 – 12.30 pm Networking – Coffee & Mince Pies
12.30 pm Welcome – Annual General Meeting
The AGM is open to DBC Members and Clients of Durham Office Services Only
Once the formalities are over we hope you will get into the festive spirit, stay for lunch and celebrate another year of business!
1.00 – 2.30 pm 3 course Christmas lunch served with a glass of wine
Cost £25 pp inc VAT to be paid by Friday 10 December 2021.
Colleagues are welcome so go on bring your office party to us!

DBC Let's kick off with Remo!
2022-01-11 15:00 - 16:15
Happy New Year, after an extraordinary 40th year, we can’t wait to see what 2022 has in store for us all! Having made the decision to postpone our January Showcase, due to the current situation, we are, however, hopeful face to face networking will remain, and look forward to welcoming you to Breakfast at the BIC Sunderland on 27 January.
In the meantime, we invite you to kick off the year by pulling up a virtual chair in our Remo room for our first networking event of 2022.
More great connections to be made, there will be a number of table changes, no business cards required, but be ready to introduce your business with your table partners, and to listen and discover members and guests, new and old.

DBC Breakfast, North East BIC Sunderland
2022-01-27 09:00 - 11:00 | North East Bic, Wearfield, Enterprise Park East SR5 2TA, Sunderland
We invite you for our first breakfast of 2022 to North East Business and Innovation Centre situated on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland, the BIC is a bustling business community offering the ultimate location for SME’s in the region to locate and grow.
We will hear from David, Debbie and team on their recent innovation projects, and enjoy some New Year Networking with breakfast in the cafe area.
FULLY BOOKED

DBC 'Table for Two' Matchmaker Networking
2022-02-08 15:00 - 16:15
We invite you to join us at our virtual tables for two, as it’s Valentines week, we will throw in some matchmaking, in the business sense of course. Enjoy this online networking event from the comfort of your home or office, meeting members old and new.
Book your place on remo here but don’t forget to register below too, and feel free to invite a guest.

DBC RED Breakfast, Durham Business Group Portland House, Belmont Business Park
2022-02-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Portland House, Durham, Portland House Belmont Business Park Durham , Durham, County Durham, DH1 1TW, United Kingdom
Join us as we host our very own DBC breakfast networking event at Portland House, we look forward to showcasing our building, meeting and conference facilities, and hot desk options.
Thanks to our landlord, Durham Group Estates, we’ve recently had a defibrillator fitted to Portland House by Red Sky Foundation. Therefore, thought it fitting, as it’s heart month, to invite you to wear Red to breakfast, also our company colours, of course. Please get involved, we invite you to wear RED to Breakfast and text RED to 70580 to donate just £1 and support #TEAMREDSKY

DBC New College Durham
2022-03-08 18:00 - 21:00 | New College Durham, Framwellgate Moor Campus, Framwellgate, Durham , DH1 5ES, United Kingdom
After two years we’re delighted to return to New College Durham since we last came together, both of us have undergone a shiny new new rebrand and expansion! We look forward to welcoming you and showcasing their impressive facilities, including the North East Institute of Technology Suite.
The evening will include our usual mix of informal networking, presentations and ending in a buffet, courtesy of the fabulous 1819 Restaurant, who always do us proud. Members and invited guests welcome.

DBG Executive Group Lunch, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle, 24th March 2022
2022-03-24 11:45 - 14:00 | The, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle, NE2 1AN
We invite you to DBG Executive lunch at The Biscuit Factory, take two, after having to postpone this event planned for April 2020, it’s been a long wait to welcome you to the UK’s largest independent commercial art, craft & design gallery set in the heart of Newcastle’s cultural quarter, The Biscuit Factory.
We hope you will join us for a tour of the gallery in this unique venue, enjoy a two course lunch, and hear about the exciting developments and events coming up, including the Late Shows, which Rachel, Natalie and the team will once again host
By invitation only

DBC Breakfast, Turtle Bay The Riverwalk, Durham
2022-03-29 09:00 - 11:00 | turtle bay, The River Walk, Durham, DH1 4SL
Caribbean good times are here, at Turtle Bay Durham, we invite you to start the day at a DBC networking breakfast in the heart of the city.
The restaurant has been hugely popular since we walked the red carpet back in October last year, and we can’t wait to showcase their wonderful facilities, turtlesample a taste of the Caribbean breakfast, fire grilled roti wraps served from the Jerk Station, while enjoying the best views of the city.
The breakfast will be limited to 50 attendees and open to DBC members
and invited guests only.

DBC Easter Showcase 2022
2022-04-12 17:00 - 21:00 | Durham Cricket, Riverside, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QR
It’s been over two years since our last Showcase, but we’re back this Easter to Make an Exhibition of Ourselves, our Members and the Reserve Forces & Cadets Association for The North of England, showcasing the Armed Forces Covenant and Employer Recognition Awards.
A great opportunity to exhibit your business, the main event will follow the exhibition at 7 pm, when we introduce our friends from the Ministry of Defence, to share the benefits to your business signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant. Durham Business Group were proud to do this in 2019, and since then we have achieved the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award!
What better way to get motivated in 2022 than a business showcase event and a great evening; insightful presentations, ending with a networking buffet, let’s face it we all deserve a helping hand at this time.
The event is free to attend for members and invited guests (max. 2 visits) with a nominal charge for those wishing to exhibit – table, cloth and space for your stand.
Stands £25 & VAT for Members, £50 & VAT for Non Members (including entry for up to 2)
A limited number of stands are available, first come, first served.
Payment details on confirmation email.

DBC Breakfast with Virgin Money Durham Town Hall
2022-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Durham Town Hall, Market Place, DH1 3NJ
We’re spoilt for choice for beautiful iconic venues in Durham, and they don’t come much more stunning than Durham Town Hall, situated in the heart of the city.
It’s been far too long since our last visit, and thanks to Virgin Money we invite you to join us at the historic Town Hall, for a DBC networking breakfast.
Just a hop and a skip from their Durham city store, we will hear from Darrell and the team at Virgin Money about their plans for the region.

DBC returns to Radisson Blu Hotel Durham
2022-05-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Raddison Blu, Frankland Lane, Durham, DH1 5TA
The last time we joined you virtually from the fabulous Radisson Blu Durham so we can’t to welcome you back in person. We will hear about the developments transforming our city within business, retail and leisure.
Let’s hope the sun is shining and we can enjoy pre event networking on the patio.
The evening will end with supper from 8 pm.
Members and guests welcome.

DBC Breakfast at Revolution Durham
2022-05-31 09:00 - 11:00 | Revolution Durham, 1-4 North Road, Durham, DH1 4PW, United Kingdom
The week we get ready for a double bank holiday to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, Durham Sausage Company will host our networking breakfast in their new Restaurant, set over two floors, in he heart of the city.
Join Mark and his team as they peg out the bunting, share the journey of Durham Sausage Company and enjoy their great Britsh bangers (veggie option available) made with local ingredients.

DBC Summer Social, Premium Experience T20 Cricket
2022-06-17 17:00 - 22:00 | Durham Cricket, Riverside, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QR
In a change to our June programme, we’ve waited long enough to get together for a Summer Social so have brought it forward to enjoy an evening of T20 Cricket.
We’ve secured 50 tickets to cheer on Durham Cricket v Yorkshire Vikings, restricted to DBC Members and your invited guests only!
The Premium package includes:
Entry into the Castle View Suite
One Course Buffet Dinner
Drinks vouchers
Match ticket with balcony seating outside
Thanks to Durham Cricket and our event sponsor Swinburne Maddison LLP we are able to offer this package at the special price of £20 per person exclusive to DBC members (to be invoiced).
Colleagues, clients, family and friends welcome! (adults only)

DBC Netwalking Breakfast, Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
2022-06-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
One year since our first meet in a long time, let’s go around again!
Join Zoe and the team for a wild breakfast and a wildlife wellbeing walk around Rainton Meadows and Joe’s Pond nature reserves. Find out how Durham Wildlife Trust manage their sites for wildlife, how they educate and engage with their members and what you can do to support reversing ecological decline and conserving wildlife in our region.
Following breakfast at 9 am, we will enjoy a short walk with good paths at a beautiful time of year. However, do wrap up ready for changing weather conditions and wear closed (no sandals) comfortable footwear.
Please bring a reusable cup to bring your coffee on the walk.
Dogs on leads welcome.
As numbers are limited we must restrict this event to DBC Members Only, on a first come, first served basis. We ask that only one person per company attends on this occasion, to maximise the number of member businesses that can come along.
