Welcome to the WiRE Local Networks Page

Love it or Loathe it, the more networking you do the more your successful your business will be. We know how important networking with like-minded business women is and we know how these networks can improve your skills, boost your confidence and bring you new business. WiRE is the only network for rural businesswomen and currently has 80 WiRE Local Networks across the UK (scroll down the page to find your nearest). 

WiRE members are welcome to go along FREE as part of your membership package, if you are not a member you are welcome to visit twice before you join.

WiRE Local Networks are run by WiRE member volunteers, so if there isn't a business networking group in your area – you can START ONE! We mentor and train you and provide all the resources you need. Contact mel@wireuk.org 01952 815399 for more information.

County: All Counties Bedfordshire Network Cambridgeshire Networks Canada Cheshire Network Cornwall Networks Cumbria Networks Derbyshire Networks Devon Networks Dorset Networks Essex Network Gloucestershire Networks Hampshire Networks Herefordshire Networks Hertfordshire Networks Kent Networks Lancashire Networks Leicestershire Networks Lincolnshire Networks Merseyside Networks Norfolk Networks Northamptonshire Networks Nottinghamshire Networks Scotland Shropshire Networks Somerset Networks Staffordshire Suffolk Networks Surrey & Sussex Networks Wales Warwickshire Networks Wiltshire Networks Worcestershire Networks Yorkshire Networks  

County	Name	Network Leader
Bedfordshire Network	Southill WiRE Network	Eppie Hutchings	View
Cambridgeshire Networks	Wisbech WiRE Network	Helen Garrett	View
Cambridgeshire Networks	The West Cambs WiRE Network	Christine Stocker-Gibson	View
Cambridgeshire Networks	Cambridge WiRE Network	Wendy Marshgreen	View
Cambridgeshire Networks	Women in Rural Music Enterprise(WiRME)	Anne L Ryan	View
Canada	Western Canada WiRE Network	Clare Cullen	View
Cheshire Network	Cheshire WiRE Network	Hilary Belshaw	View
Cornwall Networks	Cornwall WiRE Network	Liz Scambler	View
Cumbria Networks	Rural Women's Network (Cumbria)	Julie Edwards	View
Derbyshire Networks	Ashbourne/Uttoxeter area WiRE Network	Jane Stretton	View
Dorset Networks	North Dorset/ South Wiltshire WiRE Network	Anna Sheather	View
Essex Network	Colchester WiRE network	Julie Gingell	View
Essex Network	Stock WiRE Network	Glynis Hale	View
Essex Network	Halstead WiRE Network	Jenny Bishop	View
Gloucestershire Networks	Cotswolds WiRE Network	Jane Heaton	View
Gloucestershire Networks	Cheltenham WiRE Network	Lesley Dilks	View
Gloucestershire Networks	Gloucestershire WiRE Network	Anita Bates	View
Herefordshire Networks	Hereford WiRE Network	Gill Rivers	View
Herefordshire Networks	Hereford Lunchtime WiRE Network	Jay Watson	View
Hertfordshire Networks	Hitchin (Barbados...here we come!) WiRE Network	Julie Foster	View
Hertfordshire Networks	Chiltern and Dacorum WiRE Network	Joss Broady	View
Hertfordshire Networks	Hertford & Hoddesdon WiRE Network	Shelley Jenner	View
Kent Networks	Kent WiRE Network	Jutta Stiller	View
Leicestershire Networks	Leicestershire & Rutland WiRE Network	Alison Freer	View
Lincolnshire Networks	East Lindsey WiRE Network	Jenny Ramsdale	View
Lincolnshire Networks	Lincoln WiRE Network	Hannah Bingley	View
Merseyside Networks	The Wirral WiRE Network	Julie Edwards	View
Norfolk Networks	Norwich WiRE Network	Julie Edwards	View
Norfolk Networks	Kings Lynn WiRE Network	Kate Elliott	View
Norfolk Networks	East Dereham WiRE Network	Sue Sheldrake	View
Norfolk Networks	South Norfolk WiRE Network	Anne Hardesty	View
Norfolk Networks	East Norfolk WiRE Network	Sue Brewer	View
Northamptonshire Networks	Brackley WiRE Network	Harriet Stapleton	View
Northamptonshire Networks	3Shires WiRE Network	Helen Ure	View
Nottinghamshire Networks	Nottinghamshire WiRE Network	Gail Dixon	View
Shropshire Networks	Salop Wire - Network with Style - Shrewsbury & Telford	Rosie Beswick	View
Shropshire Networks	Oswestry and Borders WiRE Network	Victoria Reynolds	View
Shropshire Networks	Ludlow WiRE Network	Jill Ming	View
Somerset Networks	South Somerset West Dorset WiRE Network	Liz Mangles	View
Somerset Networks	SWIRE	Kath Gigg	View
Somerset Networks	B&NES (Bath & North East Somerset) WiRE Network	Jeanette Howells	View
Staffordshire	Lichfield WiRE Network	Julie White	View
Staffordshire	The Wedding Circle (Staffordshire)	Maggie Challinor	View
Staffordshire	Stafford & surrounding area WiRE Network	Barbara Lyndley	View
Staffordshire	Uttoxeter/Ashbourne area WiRE Network	Jane Stretton	View
Staffordshire	Newcastle-Under-Lyme WiRE Network	Louise Rogers	View
Staffordshire	WiRE Women in Environmental Business	Karen Glancey	View
Suffolk Networks	Woodbridge WiRE Network	Roz Gordon	View
Suffolk Networks	Suffolk WiRE Network	Catherine Buchanan	View
Surrey & Sussex Networks	Surrey & Sussex WiRE Network	Suzanne Nicholls	View
Wales	Carmarthenshire WiRE Network	Jeanne Gwynne	View
Wales	Powys WiRE Network	Julie McKeown	View
Warwickshire Networks	Warwickshire Network	Dupé Adeoye	View
Wiltshire Networks	Wiltshire WiRE Network	Jo Del Mar	View
Wiltshire Networks	North Dorset/ South Wiltshire WiRE Network	Anna Sheather	View
Worcestershire Networks	Bromsgrove WiRE Network	Karen Tomalin	View
Worcestershire Networks	WiRE Worcester area network	Shirley Goddard	View
Yorkshire Networks	WiRED4DESiGN	Dorothy Hodgkinson	View
Yorkshire Networks	Yorkshire Wedding Circle	Katie Bibby	View
Yorkshire Networks	WIRE Innovative Women	Katy Wilson	View
Yorkshire Networks	York WiRE Network	Judy Illing	View
Yorkshire Networks	Huddersfield WiRE Network	Sarah Gathercole	View
Yorkshire Networks	Bridlington WiRE Network	Angela Langton	View
Yorkshire Networks	Calderdale WiRE Network	Sharon Mackle	View
Yorkshire Networks	Wheldrake WiRE Network	Kirsty Harvey	View

Rural & Business News & Awards

The Government invites feedback from Rural Businesses

Woman & Home - Needs lady who runs a Village Shop

Chance to feature in Business Report Magazine ‘Women in Business’ Feature

AGA Living Magazine inviting news & feature ideas from WiRE members

Feasibility of Kitchen Incubator Unit at Shrewsbury

Young Rural Entrepreneur Award 2008 - if you are under 35 you have the chance to win £10,000!

WiRE contributing to future national business strategy survey

In a bid to save small businesses from being driven out of the UK’s high streets, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging the government to support its Keep Trade Local campaign.

Journalist looking for women to feature in a new book to be published soon.

Enterprise Nation, the home business website, has launched its annual Home Business Awards