Business. Unusual.
Business networking events in the Midlands
The Do Club is a members' community for business owners, directors and leaders across the Midlands. Instead of breakfast meetings and elevator pitches, we run dinners, lunches, talks and sporting days in Derby, Burton upon Trent, Lichfield, Warwick and the villages in between, and we make sure the right people are in the room.
Coming up in the Midlands
Book a seat online, or join and pay 20% less.
Clay DoWednesday 14 Oct 2026, 9am to 3pm
The Ansons Clay Shoot Challenge
Invitation onlyAsk about a seatSenior Leaders EventFriday 16 Oct 2026, 11.45am to 4.30pm
Do the Table
Invitation onlyAsk about a seatLeadership DinnerThursday 22 Oct 2026, 5.30pm
Leadership Dinner with Adrianne Carter
Book now£55Members £43.99
Networking, done properly.
No speed networking, no name badges, no pitching. Just the right people, a great room and time to talk.
The right people
Business owners, directors and leaders who actually do things, and their guests. Every Do is planned around who should meet whom.
Proper occasions
Leadership dinners, lunches with sporting legends, talks, clay days and racing. Somewhere worth being, so people turn up.
Come as a guest first
Most Do's are open to anyone. Members pay 20% less on every Do, hear about them first and get member offers.
Recent Do's in the Midlands
A taste of the rooms we've put people in.
Clay DoJune 2026
Clay Shooting with Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne
Do SocialMay 2026
Off Road Driving Experience
Sporting DoMay 2026
Fine Wine and Light Lunch with Liverpool Football Legends
Do TalksApril 2026
Do Talks with Cody Gapare
Sporting DoApril 2026
St George's Day Rugby Dinner
Do SocialFebruary 2026
Shrovetide in Ashbourne with Abode
Where we meet
Venues we've taken over in the Midlands.
- Eaton Hall Shooting Ground, Doveridge
- Rockingham Castle
- Vin-X, Barton under Needwood
- Warwick Hall, Warwick
- Abode, Market Place, Ashbourne
- The Two Pigs, Barton under Needwood
- Poquito Tapas, Lichfield
- Vin X Wine Tasting Cellar, Barton under Needwood
Questions people ask
What is The Do Club?
A members' community for the bold ones: business owners, directors and leaders who actually do things. We bring the right people together over dinners, lunches, talks and sporting days, so real connections and real business happen.
Where in the Midlands are Do Club events held?
Recent Do's have been at Warwick Hall in Warwick, The Dial in Burton upon Trent, The Two Pigs and Vin-X in Barton under Needwood, Poquito Tapas in Lichfield, Abode in Ashbourne, Eaton Hall Shooting Ground near Doveridge and Rockingham Castle.
Is it a normal networking event?
No. There is no speed networking, no name badges and no pitching. You sit down for a proper meal, a talk or a day out with people worth knowing, and the conversations take care of themselves.
Do I have to be a member to come to a Do?
No. Most Do's are open to anyone: book a seat online and pay by card. Members pay 20% less on every Do and hear about them first.
Who comes to Do Club events?
Business owners, managing directors, partners in professional firms and senior leaders from across the Midlands, plus their guests.
How much does membership cost?
There are three memberships: Enjoy at £1,000 a year or £275 a quarter, Engage at £2,000 a year or £550 a quarter, Influence at £3,000 a year or £825 a quarter, all plus VAT. Every member gets 20% off every Do. The simplest way in is Enjoy.
Get in the room.
Join The Do Club and pay 20% less on every Do, from dinners in the Midlands to days at the races. Or book a seat at the next one and see what it's like.