Welcome to The Aylesbury Group (TAG)
The Aylesbury Group meets at lunchtime on the first Tuesday of the month in Aylesbury, at MIYA Japanese Grill and Bar www.miyarestaurant.co.uk
Membership and attendance is by invitation only, with members holding senior positions within professional businesses in and around Aylesbury Vale, normally with only one Member from each profession/sector.
“We have always said that we would hold a meeting every month of the year, and were very pleased to keep TAG meetings going right through the various lockdowns. We were delighted to progress right through the TAG Roadmap, which we started in April 2021 and have been holding our in person meetings since June 2021. TAG celebrated its 8th anniversary in December 2025 and we have held our 100th consecutive meeting on 3rd February!”
When it was formed, TAG quickly established itself as a vibrant business development group, and we wish TAG to continue to carry on evolving in the developing world around us all.
The interaction and developing projects and partnerships between members’ businesses has been a fantastic testament to the work that has gone in to develop TAG into the professional business group that it is today. In addition to ‘normal’ monthly meetings, there is an active program of Sponsors’ Events, the Annual TAG Banner Event, Speaker Events, the special Xmas Lunch and we also hold social events for members and their guests.
We are delighted to have contributions from our Members in how we all move forward with the group for the benefit of both our members and the wider business community in Aylesbury Vale and beyond.
Since we started TAG, we have enjoyed a good association firstly with AVDC and then Buckinghamshire Council to profile community support and participation in particular.
We have also worked closely with some local charities and are very pleased to have Chiltern’s Neuro Centre as our long-term chosen Charity Member, and the centre’s Head of Fundraising Stella Kubale attends our meetings.
We have now held well 99 consecutive meetings and TAG is arguably the premier business group in Aylesbury Vale and beyond. For our normal meetings, we regularly have around 30 attendees and very much appreciate the continuing great feedback on what we all have built and developed in TAG.”
Paul J Bolton, TAG’s Chairman, February 2026
OUR MEMBERS
Membership is by invitation only
Our Members hold senior positions within professional businesses in and around Aylesbury Vale, normally limiting to one Member from each profession/sector.
We are delighted that TAG has continued its development – please see our Members’ profiles to see the very wide range of experience available within TAG and how they are able to assist you and your business/organisation
TAG SOCIAL EVENTS
It is definitely not all work and no play when it comes to The Aylesbury Group!
We normally hold two social events each year. These have included, bowling, karting, rounders & BBQ at a cricket ground, and games evenings including a darts event at a local football club, plus Boccia at the local Stoke Mandeville Stadium.
Our social event in March was a very competitive bowling evening, followed by superb food at Gatehouse Diner, owned by Adriana Horrocks one of our members.
100th TAG MEETING
Our 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th The Aylesbury Group meeting!
Yesterday we celebrated our 100th The Aylesbury Group (TAG) meeting, and it really was one to remember.
TAG Chairman Paul Bolton took us through a fantastic history of TAG, so far, and chaired the meeting along with Sheraz Zulfiqar from Metro Bank (UK).
Hugehttps://theaylesburygroup.co.uk/paul-bolton/ thanks again to Arwyn Bailey of T L Media Limited for sponsoring the meeting and delivering his engaging presentation, “We Are a Creative Democracy”. The interactive quiz and journey through 100 years of photography and video was both insightful and great fun, a perfect fit for such a landmark meeting.
We were also delighted to welcome a number of special guests who joined us to help mark the occasion. Thank you for taking the time to celebrate with us – Diane Harrison, Michael Garvey MBE, Richard Gaster, Richard Parkin, Chris Macleod and Simon Rouse FIEP FLPI
Our newest member, Kevin Bonnar owner of Bonnar Fire Risk Assessments Ltd took the opportunity to introduce his business, whilst Stella Kubale shared the latest fund raising activity for the Chilterns Neuro Centre – a fantastic opportunity to sponsor a ‘piece of puzzle’.
And finally, a big thank you to MIYA Japanese Grill & Bar, and kelvin wong and his team, for hosting our celebration lunch and looking after us so well, and for the fabulous celebration cake 🎂
100 meetings is no small achievement – built on great people, strong relationships and meaningful conversations.
