Events
We host a programme of carefully curated networking events for entrepreneurs, business owners, directors and professional advisers across Mid Sussex and the surrounding areas. Our events are designed to be welcoming, relaxed and purposeful, creating space for genuine conversation, shared experience and long-term professional relationships.
Please scroll down to find out more about each event or click HERE for forthcoming dates
We actively welcome enquiries and requests to attend an event. Please email Katie Appleby for more information.
Breakfast Matters
Breakfast Matters is a quarterly, invitation-only networking event designed to bring together an interesting mix of entrepreneurs, business owners, and professional advisers from across the Sussex area. The aim is to offer a relaxed, informal setting where attendees can enjoy a good breakfast while building meaningful connections. These sessions focus on fostering useful conversations without taking too much time out of the working day.
Haywards Heath, 9am – Once a quarter.
Event dates are provided at the bottom on this page.
Property Matters
Property Matters is an invite-only networking lunch organised in partnership with Sussex Surveyors. It brings together professionals from a variety of local businesses for face-to-face networking in a private dining setting. The event provides attendees with the opportunity to expand their professional network, build relationships, and engage with like-minded individuals in the property and wider business community.
Cuckfield, 12.30pm – Once a quarter.
Event dates are provided at the bottom on this page.
Mid Sussex Business Leaders Dinner
This quarterly, invite-only dinner is aimed at owners, directors, and senior managers of established Mid Sussex businesses. The event provides a high-quality environment for strategic conversations, idea sharing, and supportive peer discussion. Each dinner includes an expert guest speaker, curated discussion prompts, and table rotation to maximise interaction. Topics typically explored include business growth, leadership challenges, emerging technologies, HR matters, regulatory issues, and other relevant themes affecting senior decision-makers.
Cuckfield, 6pm – Once a quarter.
Event dates are provided at the bottom on this page.
Rising Stars Professional Network
Rising Stars is a relaxed, sociable evening designed for young professionals from Haywards Heath and the surrounding area. Hosted at our JLN office, the event offers a welcoming space to connect, network, and build local relationships. The evening features music from our in-house DJ Kent Reynolds, fun indoor games to encourage interaction, and drinks and refreshments (First event drinks were sponsored by Galloways Accounting). It’s aimed at those early in their careers who want to expand their network in a friendly, informal setting.
Haywards Heath, 5pm – Once a quarter.
Event dates are provided at the bottom on this page.
JLN Summer Golf Evenings
Join The Jonathan Lea Network for a series of exclusive summer golf evenings at the picturesque Cuckfield Golf Club. By invitation only, these relaxed events combine a 9-hole round of golf with informal networking over wood-fired pizza and drinks on the terrace at the 180 Degrees Bar & Kitchen.
Designed to be sociable and enjoyable for all abilities, our golf evenings offer the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow guests in a scenic Sussex setting while making the most of the summer months.
Cuckfield, 5:30pm – Four evenings in June and July.
Event dates are provided at the bottom on this page.
2026 Events Coming Up
• Breakfast Matters – 10th March, 9th June, 15th September and 1st December 2026.
• Property Matters Lunch – 13th March, 5th June, 11th September and 4th December 2026.
• Mid Sussex Business Leaders Dinner – 5th February, 18th June, 17 September and 3rd December.
• Rising Stars Professionals Network – 5th March, 21st May, 10th September, December (TBC).
• JLN Summer Golf Evenings – 17th June, 30th June, 8th July and 21st July.
If you are interested in attending any of these events, please email Katie Appleby at katie.appleby@jonathanlea.net
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