Featured Events in Wetherby in July, 2025 (June Updated)

Date: Tuesday 1st July Time: 13:30 for 14:00 till 15:30 An Entrepreneur’s Story - The Successes and the Challenges Venue: Bowcliffe Hall, Bramham, Wetherby, LS23 6LP S peaker : Graham Royle , Founder and CEO of GRI Group and Connect Yorkshire EIR For our July Masterclass, we have one of our long-standing Entrepreneurs in Residence and one of South Yorkshires biggest Entrepreneurs, Dr Graham Royle. Graham will discuss his journey from a working class childhood to business success. We will discover the origins of GRI Group, from the early days of the business, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them to grow GRI Group to the global player they are today. Graham’s early career successes were in the corporate world, where he was headhunted several times in his 20’s and 30’s, and travelled globally gaining practical, commercial, financial, technical, and manufacturing expertise. During this time Graham headed up a number of businesses and was also involved in several acquisitions, which now total >35 deals career-to-date. In 2001 Graham created and developed his own group of businesses, GRI Group, by a combination of strategic acquisitions and the creation of new enterprises. Over the years, GRI Group have invested heavily in technology, manufacturing capability and personnel expertise, ensuring their ability to offer their global customers the very best in World Class products and services. This has resulted in more than 20 prestigious industry awards, with more on the horizon. GRI Group has acquired, incorporated, and sold a number of enterprises over the years, and presently has 3 highly successful trading companies - Libra Speciality Chemicals Ltd, Expac (Preston) Ltd and I Love Cosmetics Ltd. No surprise to hear that Graham is actively working on additional acquisition investment opportunities. The combined turnover of GRI Group’s past and present trading businesses reached some £300 million p.a. and in 2025 GRI Group is celebrating its 25th birthday, highlighting its total 25 years of sales at >£2 billion. As part of our business model, we have partners from the professional service sector (lawyers, accountants, recruiters etc), who pay to have exclusivity in our group. So unfortunately as we already have partners in these sectors, if you are in the professional service sector, you will not be able to attend our events going forward. Information Source: Connect Yorkshire | eventbrite

Do you love books? Want to get out of your reading rut and be introduced to new and exciting authors? Fancy meeting up with like-minded souls to talk about books for an hour or so? Then come along to our friendly local Book Group and meet others who share your passion for all things literary. We’re a relaxed lot, so it doesn’t matter whether you devoured the book in one sitting or gave up after two pages – just come and tell us what you thought, and hear what others made of it too. All opinions welcome – we start with the book, but the discussion can end up anywhere. Book going forward will be chosen by the group - we have just started with the first few to get us going. The event is UPSTAIRS in the bookshop Discounts are available on chosen books when purchased with a ticket. Information Source: Kemps Books Wetherby (Kemps On The Corner) | eventbrite

We are thrilled to welcome Alison Weir – the UK’s most popular and bestselling female historian to Wetherby to talk about her new book, The Cardinal and her other works. ‘Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' – Barbara Erskine In this, compelling new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Alison Weir, witness the rise and fall of Cardinal Wolsey. It begins with Thomas, the son of a Suffolk tradesman. A brilliant boy sent to study at Oxford at the tender age of eleven. It ends with a disgraced Cardinal, cast from the King's side and estranged from those he loves. In her groundbreaking new novel, Alison Weir draws out the inner man for the first time and tells his story. It is one of a scholar, a lover and a father, a rival, a politician and a priest. Alison will give a 45 minute presentation then take your questions and this will be followed by a book signing. Tickets £10 (unreserved seating) or Book & Ticket £25 (book rrp £25) 7.30pm start (doors open at approx 6.30pm) Book online*, in store or at The Engine Shed *Booking fee may apply Unreserved seating. Doors open at approx 6.45pm and bar will be open too Information Source: Kemps Books Wetherby (Kemps On The Corner) | eventbrite