Please join us for our bi-monthly ‘Coffee and Catch Up Networking Event’. This is a great opportunity to network with like-minded peers over a coffee (or tea) and breakfast.

This event is being sponsored by Scope Construction.

Join us as we tour the College's impressive new facilities and gain insight into its ambitious Campus Masterplan. Representatives from both Burnley College and Burnley Council will share updates on recent achievements and outline exciting future projects throughout the town.

Nick Smith is Head of Infrastructure at Birmingham City Football Club and will provide an update on the plans for their proposed new stadium.

FBE North West Region are holding their 16^th Annual Golf Day and are delighted to invite you to Caldy Golf Club, Wirral on 12th June 2025 for a day's golf and the opportunity to meet with fellow construction professionals.          

This year the charity that the fbe North West Region are proud to support is Pinc + Steel and we are delighted to welcome back our sponsor for the event, Lexus Chester.

Join us for an informative presentation with Q&A on the game-changing Dyecoates scheme that has kick-started the regeneration of the Kirkstall Road corridor along the River Aire. 

Join Us for the FFT Badminton Event!

Get ready for Fun, friendly competition, and great vibes at the FFT Badminton Event! Whether you're a seasoned player or just in it for a good time, this event is all about sport, socialising, and community.

Join us in getting the summer feeling going with a BBQ and Garden Games at Stride Treglowns garden and the downs.

Its great opportunity for drinks in the sun (hopefully) and various games including spike ball, boules, touch rugby, cornhole, french cricket and many more!!

Make sure to bring your trainers!

With the arrival of summer and golf courses at their best the Faculty of Building Golf Society have a summer open event set in the heart of natural heathland. Ranked in the top 100 The Royal Ashdown Golf Club Forest is a course with 130 years of history and some of the most spectacularly natural fairways. It's a 'must play' and only one hour from London.

Grab your PPE with the FFT and get on site in Leeds. Join us for a guided tour around a Saxton heights, a live construction site nearing completion followed by food, drinks and chat at DMC brewery, an amazing opportunity for those in the construction sector to see a live project, kindly sponsored by Brewster Bye Architects and Hosted by United Living.

Our annual House of Lords Drinks Reception will take place on 3rd July 2025, hosted by the Lord Deben. As ever, we are very grateful for his continued support of the fbe.

We are very pleased to announce our next event in Bath, where we will solve 'The Mystery of the Prince’s Stolen Statue'!

A walking tour looking at city centre living in Leeds through the ages led by urban geographer Rachael Unsworth.

Join us in the relaxed setting of Preston’s popular 1842 Bar and Restaurant for our fbe Lancashire branch Summer Social.

If you fancy having a go at Padel, whilst enjoying some networking with the fbe community then please do book on and join us for a Corporate Padel Tournament, we have booked out all four courts at WPA Mansfield and can have a maximum of 35 attendees, so book early to avoid disappointment. Teams will be arranged on the day, it will be a friendly social afternoon.

The season is well underway and the Faculty of Building Golf Society are holding a competitive golf challenge with the Chartered Surveyors North East Golf Society at Fulford Golf Club, Yorkshire 16th July 2025. Located close to the historic city of York.

Now we are well into our summer and the qiuieter month of August theres time enough to enjoy a round of Gold at one of the top courses. The Red Course at Frilford Heath is the original course laid out in 1908 by the five times open Champion J H Taylor.

Join the fbe Leeds team and our event sponsors, Bowman Riley and Edge, on an exciting trip to Ladies Day at the York Races Ebor Festival. Aside from our friendly fbe team, there are normally many property professionals to network with during the day at the event.

This September we return to the Society's founding course in Bromsgrove. We have had superb golf at this course and this event in September is something to look forward to. The Blackwell Golf Club is a challenging 6250 yards 18-hole par 70. Founded in 1893 a nine-hole course was later re-opened in 1923 as an established Fowler & Simpson designed 18 hole which later was adapted by the gifted Herbert Fowler. Blackwell enjoys a fine reputation among amateur golfing circles and is featured in the top 100 courses in England. Following the Golf event, players will be invited to remain for a late lunch and the winners awards. 
 
Blackwell Golf Course is situated on Agmore Road Bromsgrove, 10 minutes from Junction 1 of the M42 and Junction 4 of the M5 The post code; B60 1PY. The Golf event will be four ball format, players in pairs in a better ball Stableford competition. Also prizes for the best individual gross, nearest the pin(s) and longest drive. The competition rules will be played to WHS handicap. The competition winners will be awarded the Founders Cup and will be invited to play in the Annual National tournament at Ferndown Golf Club on 30th September 2025. (The event at Ferndown is kindly sponsored by Wren Environmental). Interested players,
Members and non members alike, are requested to enter their names on the relevant event page via the fbe web site. 

We are excited to welcome you to Kibworth Shooting Ground for a fun morning of Clay Pigeon Shooting. The day will start with a breakfast roll (one filling) (bacon or Sausage or egg) and tea/coffee followed by two hours of shooting. The morning will conclude with a final drink and an opportunity to network.

 This event brings us to the end of the 2025 season, it's our first and hopefully there will be many more to come. Ferndown is an ideal course to hold our finals day, as it has hosted numerous many prestigious tournaments. It has a fine reputation, stunning outlook in pristine condition and has regularly been favorably compared to the world famous Augusta. A beautiful level Heathland course and always featured in the top 100 courses in England. Following the Golf, players will be invited to remain for a late lunch and the presentation of przes.

Ferndown Golf Club is situated on Golf Links Road,  Ferndown just a few miles beyond Ringwood on  route to Poole. (A lovely part of the South West. Take a few days off, its worth the trip). The post code; BH22 8BU. The Golf event will be four ball format, players in pairs, in a better ball Stablford competition. There will also be prizes for the best individual gross and the nearest the pin(s) and longest drive. The competition rules will be played to WHS handicap, two players better ball Stableford. The competition winners will be awarded the Finals Cup and receive an invitation to play again next year. This year's event is sponsored by Wren Environmental.
Members and non members alike are requested to enter their names on the event page on the fbe web site. Martyn Howie is lead Golfer and will gather together the players tee times and golf handicaps (WHS where available) and any reservations. He can be contacted on 07940910413.

Our annual House of Lords luncheon will take place on 02th October 2025, hosted by the Lord Deben. As ever, we are very grateful for his continued support of the fbe.