Business group Thirsty Thursday Stokesley celebrated its fourth birthday in style with prosecco and cupcakes.
Sue Thompson, Stokesley business owner set up the networking group with her colleague Anna Addison in 2014.
Since December 2017, Sue has been running it single handily, continuing to expand the group with both Stokesley and surrounding village businesses.
The monthly event launched at The Mill in Stokesley and has maintained the link with the pub over the last four years.
Sue said that having the support of one of the successful businesses in Stokesley to provide a venue and canapes for the networking event has enabled Thirsty Thursday to remain free.
Over the last four years the network group has won a Hambleton Business award, as well as being successful in applying for funding from Hambleton District Council and York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership.
Sue Thompson said: “I am always delighted to see lots of local Stokesley businesses continuing to support Thirsty Thursday, we will continue to help local businesses to get together for as long as there is an interest.
“We know many businesses have benefitted from meeting, networking and talking together to help grow, support and improve their businesses. Hear’s to the next four years.”
Councillor Wilkinson, deputy leader of Hambleton District Council, added: “Thirsty Thursday is a great example of how businesses and the Council work together. Our business networks are vital in our market towns and this council continues to support them.
“We wish congratulations on the birthday and say well done on all the hard work you have done supporting business in Hambleton.”
The next Thirsty Thursday event will be in 2019 after a Christmas break and will continue with a variety of speakers to the group speaking on a wide range of business-related topics.
The event is free to attend and for more information and to register your businesses interest go online found online at www.thirstythursdaystokesley.co.uk
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