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The Rochester Cathedral Business Guild
Aims and Objectives
Businesses will benefit from association with the cathedral's prestigious name, location and reputation within Kent and Medway. The Guild will provide members with opportunities for entertaining customers, suppliers or staff in a unique setting through a variety of events and networking functions.
It will attract high-profile speakers and stimulate ideas on business practice and ethics.
Rochester Cathedral Business Guild membership information
If you’d like to join the Business Guild Database you can fill out this Membership Form, or contact Becca Mitchell-Lowe for more information at the below email address.
The Business Guild works as part of The Rochester Cathedral Trust.
Further information please contact Trust Administrator, Becca Mitchell-Lowe at becca.mitchell-lowe@rochestercathedral.org
Business Guild Events coming up in 2025
Networking Breakfast - 22nd January 2025 - The speakers are: Dr Gill Fargher & Dr Paul Hayden delivering a presentation on Organ Donation & Kulbinder Dio, Founder and CEO of bionicGPT, talking about the use of AI in business.
Networking Breakfast - 19th March 2025 - The speakers are: Martyn Reeves from The Wisdom Hospice & Jane Howard, CEO of MVA.
Networking Breakfast - 21st May 2025 - The speakers are: TBC
Networking Breakfast - 24th September 2025 - The speakers are: TBC
Networking Breakfast - 26th November 2025 - The speakers are: TBC
We do charge £10 per ticket to our Networking Breakfasts, and all of our Events are advertised on the Business Guild’s Eventbrite page.
If you’re interested in being a speaker or sponsor of a Business Guild Breakfast, please do get in touch with Becca Mitchell-Lowe // becca.mitchell-lowe@rochestercathedral.org // 01634 810074
Entrepreneur Colin Jarvis has played a significant part in Medway's business life, especially in his native Gillingham.He told his amazing story to a large audience at Rochester Business Guild's breakfast meeting in the Crypt of Rochester Cathedral on April 19.
In October, David Ward, Chairman of Rochester Cathedral Business Guild hosted the Guild’s Annual Dinner, and it was great to be back face to face at our first event since lockdown.
Watch a presentation with Brachers on Covid enforcement at work.
Register now for the next Business Guild webinar by ebusiness Coaching’s Paul McCartney.
March 31st 12.30pm
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Rory Sutherland is one of the most influential advertising professionals in the world today and a Cathedral Patron.
April 22nd, 6pm
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A presentation given for members of the Business Guild on the 13th January 2021
Register now for the next Business Guild breakfast meeting. Phil Hibben, Head of Strategic Planning for the EU Exit Transition, will be talking about the challenges he faced in getting ready for the transition and how he thinks the changes will impact on us going forward. Register now
Thursday 18 February, 8am
The latest in the Business Guild webinar series. Jay Sahota, Jarman’s Solicitors, discusses the importance of good contractual terms and conditions. Register now
Friday 12th February
The first of a webinar Series with Aimee Payne. An opportunity to discuss current UK threats and, in particular, threats to Kent-based businesses, and how to protect your business from cybercrime. FREE EVENT
Mental health in the workplace awareness forum gave participants something to think about.
Rochester Cathedral Business Guild members have been encouraged to back Medway’s bid to become UK City of Culture in 2025.
Marc Chapman, dubbed “the Force” in crazy golf circles demonstrates his skills in the Cathedral’s own Adventure Golf course.
The many changes likely to come to North Kent were on the menu at Rochester Cathedral Business Guild’s first breakfast meeting of 2019.
David Ward, CEO of Ward Security, named as new Chairman of Rochester Cathedral Business Guild