First Friday Petersfield

17/02/2026

Join us for our next First Friday in March - bringing businesses closer together in Petersfield.

👉 Book your place using the link below.

📅 When: Friday, 6th March 2026.
⏰ Time: 12-2 PM
📍 Where: Upstairs at The Folly, Petersfield

https://book.stripe.com/9B6eVd76yapI9Ri9DeeME0f

14/01/2026

Join us for our first meeting of 2026 - bringing businesses closer together in Petersfield.

📅 When: Friday 6th February 2026

⏰ Time: 12:00-2:00PM

📍 Where: Upstairs at The Folly, Petersfield

We welcome Damian Hinds Member of Parliament for East Hampshire as our guest speaker. Damian Hinds has been MP for East Hampshire since 2010 and cites his special interests as business, the economy, tackling disadvantage and widening opportunity.

👉 Book your place using the link - https://book.stripe.com/8x28wPduW41kd3u8zaeME0e

25/11/2025

Join us for our final meeting of 2025, bringing businesses closer together in Petersfield.

📅 When: Friday, 12th December 2025.

⏰ Time: 12-2 PM

📍 Where: Upstairs at The Folly, Petersfield

👉 Book your place using the link below.

https://book.stripe.com/9B67sL8aC8hA9Ri6r2eME0d

28/08/2025

First Friday Petersfield Summer Social

Winton House - Thursday 4th September 2025, 5:30-7:30PM

Join us and local businesses for our second in the series of our First Friday Summer Socials at Winton House Centre in Petersfield.

We will be providing drinks and light refreshments. This is a slightly revised format to our usual First Friday in September as well as an opportunity to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of one of Petersfield's most historically-significant buildings Winton House.

Book online - https://lnkd.in/ezSHzSqU

28/07/2025

First Friday Petersfield Summer Social

Hosted at Petersfield Museum Courtyard
Thursday 14th August from 5:30-7:30pm.

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25/04/2025

In our May event, we will be joined by Leading Photo Journalist and Drone Photography Expert Chris Gorman aka ‘The Big Ladder Photographer’.

When: Friday, 2nd May 2025
Time: 12-2 PM
Where: Upstairs at The Folly, Petersfield

Please book using the link below:

24/02/2025

Unlocking the Power of AI – Join Us for First Friday in March!

As business owners, staying ahead of emerging technologies is key to success. Embracing innovations like AI and automation not only boosts efficiency, but enhances customer experiences, which keeps you competitive.

In our March event, our First Friday guest Speaker, Jamie Oarton will be providing a ‘whistle stop tour’ of how you can integrate AI and Automation into your business.

📅 When: Friday, 7th March 2025
⏰ Time: 12-2 PM
📍 Where: Upstairs at The Folly, Petersfield

https://book.stripe.com/00g7vfcD93ESfSgaEI

08/01/2025

🌟 Join Us for First Friday Petersfield Upstairs at The Folly! 🌟

📅 When: Friday, 7th February 2025
⏰ Time: 12 PM - 2 PM
📍 Where: Upstairs at The Folly, Petersfield

This February, we’re excited to kick off the year with our very first ‘First Friday Petersfield’ event of 2025.

First Friday is the perfect opportunity to connect, learn and grow with the local business over a delicious two course lunch at The Folly Upstairs in Petersfield.

✨ Special Guest Speaker:
In our February event we will be joined by Special Guest Speaker Dr Laura Asbridge, Director of Careers and Stakeholder Engagement at Sparsholt College. With 24 years of experience in leadership, management, and teaching in Further Education, Laura’s insights will promise to leave you motivated and ready to take on 2025!

Throughout 2025, we have a great line-up of speakers ready to engage and educate the local business network, which the new team are aiming to bring to you on a monthly basis with a slightly revised format.

📢 Important Update: First Friday is a not-for-profit networking event, and to ensure its sustainability, we’ve had to implement a slight increase in meeting fees this year due to rising costs from The Folly.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support and look forward to seeing you on the 7th February.

Book Online via the link below or in the comments.
https://book.stripe.com/14k6rbbz5cbo9tSbIL

27/11/2024

First Friday Networking – 6 December 2024, 12-2pm, at the Folly Upstairs.

Join us on the first Friday of December when we offer you, once again, good company, good food and the opportunity to network with local businesses.

Join us for business networking over lunch on 6 December, 12-2pm at the Folly Upstairs; First Friday Petersfield

03/11/2024

Next week Google Digital are coming to the Alton Community Centre to run a free day of training workshops for small businesses and start ups.

The event is free to attend and Digital Coaches from Google will be on hand to answer any questions related to growing your business - anything from how to get your business visible to boosting your productivity with AI. It will be a day of workshops, peer networking sessions and 1-to-1 mentoring.

Bookings are open until 6th November: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/east-hampshire-mp

13/06/2024

A fantastic networking meeting last Friday with over 30 local businesses in the room for our 'Election Special'.

Our next event will take place on Friday 4th October from 12-2pm with our guest speaker Adrienne Card from Gallagher.

Please book online - https://first-friday.org/petersfield-business-networking-4th-october-2024/