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Members receive a £12 discount off the price of each monthly lunch, and discounted prices for other events.Corporate Membership now available

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January 18 2019 - Speaker: Professor Graham Pockley

Professor Graham Pockley, director John van Geest Cancer Research Centre at Nottingham Trent University

Join us on Friday 18 January 2019  for lunch with guest speaker, Professor Graham Pockley.

Graham became the director of the John van Geest Cancer Research Centre at Nottingham Trent University in 2016, previously holding the role of associate director from 2012. He retains an Honorary Professorship in the Department of Oncology and Metabolism at the University of Sheffield (his previous institution). He is an immunologist who has spent his career exploring the role of the immune system in health and disease, and exploiting it for therapeutic benefit.11.45am - Registration. 

11.45am - Registration
11.45am-12.30pm - Networking over pre-lunch drinks.
12.30pm - Two course lunch (starter and main) with coffee. Guest speaker takes to the podium after lunch. 
14.30 - Finish.
 
Guest and members are invited to continue their discussions at The Castle Pub afterwards. NCBC members receive 10% discount with their Castle card.
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February 15th - Speaker: Karen Smart

Join us on Friday 15 February 2019 for lunch with Karen Smart, managing director of East Midlands Airport.

Karen began her career in the Royal Air Force as an aircraft engineer before retraining as an air traffic controller. After over 20 years in the RAF she joined Serco where she had numerous roles including Partnership Director of their Defence and aviation business. She joined East Midlands Airport in April 2018 as managing director. Prior to this Karen worked at London Stansted Airport where held the posts of Customer Services and Security Director and Asset Management Director.

At the lunch Karen will outline her vision for growth at East Midlands Airport and why the role of the business community is important to achieving this.

11.45am - Registration. 
11.45am-12.30pm - Networking over pre-lunch drinks.
12.30pm - Two course lunch (starter and main) with coffee. Guest speaker takes to the podium after lunch. 
14.30 - Finish.
 
Guest and members are invited to continue their discussions at The Castle Pub afterwards. NCBC members receive 10% discount with their Castle card.

 

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Nottingham City Business Club - creating better commerce

Welcome to Nottingham City Business Club.

Created in 1924, Nottingham City Business Club is the oldest business club outside London, with members drawn from all sectors and sizes of commercial enterprise.

The aims of the club have remained the same throughout its history: to promote and discuss all matters pertaining to the business and social interests of members, and to hold lunches to which prominent guests are invited to speak on matters of commercial interest.

Monthly Lunch Events

Our lunch meetings are held on the third Friday of each month (excluding August) at the four-star Park Plaza Hotel on Maid Marian Way in the centre of Nottingham. Pre-lunch drinks are available from noon and a two course lunch is served at 12.30pm.  This is followed by a presentation by the guest speaker plus a Q&A session concluding at 2.30pm. Check out our "Upcoming Events" page to find out about our next events.

Places must be booked online and payment is required when booking.  Our events are very popular and places are limited so it is important to book early.  Visitors and guests are welcome.

Members - don't forget to log in before booking to take advantage of the membership rate. If you have any problems booking your lunch for any reason please email us here.

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    About Us

    The Nottingham City Business Club (NCBC) was founded in 1924, with Mr J G McMeeking as its first president.

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    Latest News

    Club president Ian Roberts with BBC sports presenter, Mike Bushell at our Christmas event

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    Upcoming Events

    Our lunch meetings are held on the third Friday of each month (excluding August) at the design-led, four-star Park Plaza Hotel on Maid Marian Way in Nottingham.

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    GDPR at NCBC

    The Nottingham City Business Club is committed to complying with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) law, that came into effect from 25 May 2018.

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