Sumac Centre – 21st Anniversary Weekend

On March 25th 2001 we left our home of 16 years on Mansfield Road, and after crossing many legal hurdles finally completed purchase of the new Centre on June 30th.

After many months of renovation we were ready to open on June 22nd 2022,  after almost 2 years of planning and fundraising and a full year of hard work by many volunteers and supporters,

The celebration weekend is scheduled for October as Sumac & Sumacians are as active and busy as every throughout the Summer.

Save the date and look out for details as the emerge.

New Community Resource for Nottingham

2000 news from https://www.veggies.org.uk/moving/dateset.htm

The Rainbow Centre is relocating, expanding its services & resources and changing its name. After 16 years the Rainbow Centre has outgrown its rented Mansfield Road premises. Volunteers have worked hard over 5 months to raise the deposit to buy a permanent new home at the former Sitch Ukranian Club on Beech Avenue and Gladstone Street, in Forest Fields/New Basford area of Nottingham.

The Centre was originally opened in 1984 by members of Nottingham CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) & FoE (Friends of the Earth) as a single office and shop. Rainbow has since provided resources to many individuals, groups and campaigns working for social change. It exists to promote the causes of social justice, animal welfare, conservation, co-operation, mutual aid and community spirit. Rainbow is a non-hierarchical organisation where all volunteers get an equal say.

As well as the café, library, information exchange, internet & computer access, offices and meeting facilities offered at the current centre, new projects will also be possible. Veggie cookery classes; social club venue for local performers; video evenings, urban permaculture gardening and workshop space for artists and local co-operatives may be available in due course.

See our History Here..

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