In Person Connections
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Our Membership Choices
Venue Membership
Attend and support your chosen venue
To purchase a venue membership, you will need to attend an event at the venue first, then if you would like to join and your business type is available, we will give you access to the Venue Join Page
Register > Attend as a guest > Ask for options available.
As we believe in collaboration between our members, the Venue membership comes with Unlimited Face to Face Networking at ALL IPC Events
Roam Membership
Ideal if you can't commit to regular attendance
Unlimited Face to Face Networking at IPC Events
Great option if you want the freedom before the commitment
Membership available online by clicking JOIN IPC above
Please note - Venue members (option 1) with regular attendance
will always be the "GO TO PERSON" within their industry at their chosen venue.
Roam Membership may incur lockouts from certain venues in the future.
Our NetworkingVenues
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Blue Bell (Holystone)
Building the Founder Memberships
Broomside Park (Durham)
Building the Founder Memberships
Church Mouse (Chester Le-Street)
Building the Founder Memberships
Cock Crow Inn (Hebburn)
Building the Founder Memberships
Grand Hotel (Seaburn)
Founders In Place - Venue Membership Available
Hollymere (Sunderland)
Building the Founder Memberships
Seaburn Inn (Seaburn)
Moving to The Grand Hotel - June 2026
Seaton Lane Inn (Seaham)
Building the Founder Memberships
Three Mile Inn (Gosforth)
Building the Founder Memberships
Wearside Farm (Washington)
Building the Founder Memberships
Wheatsheaf (Woolsington)
Launching July 2026
"We don’t treat 'community' as a trending topic.
We treat it as infrastructure.
It’s the foundation of how we scale trust, not just our contact list.
True networking isn't about collecting cards, It's about planting relationships.
We’ve moved beyond the buzzword to make community
our baseline for business.
Networking often stops at the handshake.
Our networking hub begins with the follow-through,
ensuring every member has the resources to execute their vision."
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Experience
About In Person Connections
In Person Connections (IPC) in April 2025.
Now, let me say at the outset, there are many great networking groups in the North-East.
They all offer something different.
Fortunately, there was room for one more!
But what makes IPC distinctive? I would say: Friendliness, openness, and affordability.
We are regularly adding more venues and events.
The Hosts and Co-Hosts run them their own way. That is important to us!
We are not about ‘copy and pasting’ event formats across all our venues.
We want each one to be different.
We are here to support our members and guests alike.
The culture is to help people overcome hurdles they face in business and of course, to get as many introductions as possible.
All of this takes place in warm and friendly environments.
The Team / Hosts / Co-Hosts
Steve Bodtenberg
IPC Director
Andrew Fox
Venue Host
Ashleigh Carey
Venue Host
Janet Ewens
Venue Host
Julie Martin
Venue Host
Kim Lamb
Venue Host
Nichola English
Venue Co-Host
More Information on our team members can be found on our venue event pages
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