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Calendar of Events
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Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Join us at #Nottingham Sumac Centre for meals/snacks, unlimited hot drinks, free wifi (laptop available) and a warm space. Just £3 for food. Also radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, community food hub for wholefoods & zero waste supplies, free share foods, informal meeting space with zoom & big screen facilities. Initially every Wednesday 1pm – […]
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Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including a drink. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from 11am to 2pm. The […]
DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the Spycops Files, with Kate Wilson
DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the Spycops Files, with Kate Wilson
Kate Wilson’s DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the Spycops Files (W&N, 29 May 2025), is both a memoir and a shocking exposé about the workings of Britain’s secret police. In 2003, in Britain, secret political police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists in Nottingham, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. […]
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Notts Dining Coop
Notts Dining Coop
NOTTS DINING CO-OP IS HERE Notts Dining Co-op is a food project providing free/cheap communal meals to the Nottingham community. We'll be running events at the Sumac Centre on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays monthly, which will include a hot meal, time to spend with friends or to meet new people, and an opportunity to […]
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Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Join us at #Nottingham Sumac Centre for meals/snacks, unlimited hot drinks, free wifi (laptop available) and a warm space. Just £3 for food. Also radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, community food hub for wholefoods & zero waste supplies, free share foods, informal meeting space with zoom & big screen facilities. Initially every Wednesday 1pm – […]
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Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Open mic returns to the the Sumac on a monthly basis (first Friday of the month). All welcome from beginners to pros.
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One Eye on the Road – Windsor to the Beanfields and Beyond
One Eye on the Road – Windsor to the Beanfields and Beyond
Now a long time Nottingham resident and social activist, Alan Lodge, ‘Tash’ comes from a free festival and traveller background. Living in old buses, trucks and caravans, he drove around the country on ‘the circuit’ with his family and friends. Since the late 1970’s he has been photographing events and the people around him, with […]
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Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including a drink. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from 11am to 2pm. The […]
Resistance Exhibition
Resistance Exhibition
Since the early 1980's the Rainbow Centre in Nottingham - now the cooperatve behind the Sumac Centre, has provided space, facilities and resources for a huge diversity of radical campaigns for positive social change. Our #RainbowCentre closely supported the emerging Road Alert network, @EarthFirstUK & later #ReclaimTheStreets, #ClimateAction Camps and more. Nottingham Rainbow Centre linked […]
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Green Festival Planning Meeting
Green Festival Planning Meeting
Planning meetings continue for Nottingham Green Festival, a sustainable-themed festival, organised by a volunteer cooperative planning group. The Green Festival wil be held at Nottingham Arboretum on Sunday 14th September 2025 and your support is most welcome. Join us at the Sumac Centre, or get in touch for details to join the online via zoom. […]
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Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Join us at #Nottingham Sumac Centre for meals/snacks, unlimited hot drinks, free wifi (laptop available) and a warm space. Just £3 for food. Also radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, community food hub for wholefoods & zero waste supplies, free share foods, informal meeting space with zoom & big screen facilities. Initially every Wednesday 1pm – […]
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Sumac Meeting
Sumac Meeting
The Sumac Centre is an independent community and social centre in Nottingham, home to projects including the Forest Fields Social Club, People's Kitchen, Veggies Catering Campaign, Nottingham Green Festival, a community food hub and more. Sumac provides resources, meeting spaces and facilities for groups and individuals campaigning for human rights, animal rights, the environment, peace, […]
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Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Game Night at Sumac on 2nd and last Fridays of each month, with bar, 7-10pm. also now on 3rd Sundays monthly, during Sunday brunch & Forest Fields Social Club
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Nottingham Queer Spirit Full Moon Drum Circle
Nottingham Queer Spirit Full Moon Drum Circle
Next Date: Seed Moon Drum Circle - Saturday 14th June. 
Where: Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, New Basford, Nottingham NG7 6HX 
Who: Dreamers, wanderers, witches, healers, hippies, queerdos, artists, seekers, activists, neurodivergents, nature lovers, and the curious—anyone drawn to the magic of rhythm and connection. 
What: We begin with an hour of […]
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Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including a drink. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from 11am to 2pm. The […]
Games Brunch, 3rd Sundays monthly
Games Brunch, 3rd Sundays monthly
Game Night is also now on 3rd Sundays afternoons monthly, during Sunday brunch & Forest Fields Social Club
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Notts Dining Coop
Notts Dining Coop
NOTTS DINING CO-OP IS HERE Notts Dining Co-op is a food project providing free/cheap communal meals to the Nottingham community. We'll be running events at the Sumac Centre on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays monthly, which will include a hot meal, time to spend with friends or to meet new people, and an opportunity to […]
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Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Join us at #Nottingham Sumac Centre for meals/snacks, unlimited hot drinks, free wifi (laptop available) and a warm space. Just £3 for food. Also radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, community food hub for wholefoods & zero waste supplies, free share foods, informal meeting space with zoom & big screen facilities. Initially every Wednesday 1pm – […]
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Sumac Sisterhood
Sumac Sisterhood
A welcoming, safe and friendly place for activities from arts & crafts to discussion groups. Third Friday Monthly. Details from sumacsisterhood@gmail.com
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Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including a drink. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from 11am to 2pm. The […]
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Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Join us at #Nottingham Sumac Centre for meals/snacks, unlimited hot drinks, free wifi (laptop available) and a warm space. Just £3 for food. Also radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, community food hub for wholefoods & zero waste supplies, free share foods, informal meeting space with zoom & big screen facilities. Initially every Wednesday 1pm – […]
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Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Game Night at Sumac on 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, with bar, 7pm -10pm.
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Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including a drink. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from 11am to 2pm. The […]
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Notts Dining Coop
Notts Dining Coop
NOTTS DINING CO-OP IS HERE Notts Dining Co-op is a food project providing free/cheap communal meals to the Nottingham community. We'll be running events at the Sumac Centre on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays monthly, which will include a hot meal, time to spend with friends or to meet new people, and an opportunity to […]
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Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Join us at #Nottingham Sumac Centre for meals/snacks, unlimited hot drinks, free wifi (laptop available) and a warm space. Just £3 for food. Also radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, community food hub for wholefoods & zero waste supplies, free share foods, informal meeting space with zoom & big screen facilities. Initially every Wednesday 1pm – […]
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Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Open mic returns to the the Sumac on a monthly basis (first Friday of the month). All welcome from beginners to pros.
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Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including a drink. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from 11am to 2pm. The […]
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Sumac exists to provides resources and a meeting space for groups and individuals working to promote social justice, environmental awareness, peace, and animal rights.
You can donate here to support us, towards running costs, maintenance, heating bills etc.
