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During Forest Fields Social Club events under 18s must be accompanied by an adult who remains responsible for them whilst on Sumac premises. At other times children under 16 are welcome when accompanied by a responsible adult.
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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 […]
4 events,
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
The Sumac Centre has its own small library, which people are free to browse when the Centre is open. The library covers a range of topics from anarchism, animal rights, political and social theory, race, gender and class, environment and ecology, activism, to journalism and history and more. We also welcome offers of help in […]
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and hot meal. There is often a meal at about 1pm for a suggested £3 donation, or what you can afford. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical library and book stall, […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
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1 event,
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic, which usually happens the 1st Friday of the month, at the Sumac Centre in Nottingham. Usually there is a jam session at the end with a multicultural mix of musicians. All are welcome from beginners to pros. There is a facebook group for announcements, feedback, reviews and community chat. During […]
2 events,
Hope and Safety Donation Drive
Hope and Safety Donation Drive
Nottingham Women's Collective are organising the “Hope and Safety Donation Drive”, a community donation campaign supporting women and children in refuges managed by Central Nottinghamshire Women's Aid. The campaign aims to provide essential items and comfort products for individuals and families rebuilding safety and stability after domestic abuse. We are reaching out to local businesses, […]
Skills Exchange Social, People’s Kitchen and Fundraiser
Skills Exchange Social, People’s Kitchen and Fundraiser
Learn about timebanking and meet other timebankers. Featuring live music, poetry, food, bar, quiz and tombola. Everyone is welcome. We welcome raffle prizes, please ask family and friends and local businesses for any new or as new items that are suitable. Books, plants, ornaments, cosmetics etc. not tested on animals, drinks, games, toys and of […]
2 events,
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. 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 […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
1 event,
Private event (Dolls 2nd/4th Mondays)
Private event (Dolls 2nd/4th Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Second and Forth Monday at 7-9pm
0 events,
5 events,
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
The Sumac Centre has its own small library, which people are free to browse when the Centre is open. The library covers a range of topics from anarchism, animal rights, political and social theory, race, gender and class, environment and ecology, activism, to journalism and history and more. We also welcome offers of help in […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and hot meal. There is often a meal at about 1pm for a suggested £3 donation, or what you can afford. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical library and book stall, […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
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 13th September 2026 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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2 events,
Skills Exchange Meeting
Skills Exchange Meeting
Come and join the Nottingham Skills Exchange, meet the members and find out more. We are a Time Bank covering all of Nottingham City. Our organisation is run by a committee who meet monthly at Sumac Centre, 5:30pm - 7pm.. Our members come from across Nottingham, including Beeston and Clifton and further if they travel into […]
Games Night (& Skills Exchange meeting)
Games Night (& Skills Exchange meeting)
Game Night at Sumac on 2nd and last Fridays of each month, with bar, 7pm - 10pm. also now on 3rd Sundays monthly, during Sunday brunch & Forest Fields Social Club Skills Exchange meets before games, at 5.30 in 2nd Friday of the month
1 event,
2 events,
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. 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 […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
2 events,
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry 2026 – Tranche 4
The Undercover Policing Inquiry returns on Monday 15th June 2026 for another block of public hearings: Tranche 3 Phase 3. Roughly eight weeks of hearings - 24 police managers, and one activist. See the preview here: https://ko-fi.com/post/Preview-of-the-last-of-the-SDS-managers-W1Q72010FG On Thursday 26th March we heard from the last of the #spycops in the SDS (Special Demonstration Squad) […]
Nottingham Animal Coalition ONLINE
Nottingham Animal Coalition ONLINE
Nottingham Animal Coalition is a new animal advocacy group aiming to bring together the various animal rights groups in Nottingham. Join the VIRTUAL meeting on the third Monday of alternate months at 7pm. Look out for the meeting link. You may be able to join the online conference at the Sumac Centre Screenroom. An opportunity […]
2 events,
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 […]
5 events,
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
The Sumac Centre has its own small library, which people are free to browse when the Centre is open. The library covers a range of topics from anarchism, animal rights, political and social theory, race, gender and class, environment and ecology, activism, to journalism and history and more. We also welcome offers of help in […]
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and hot meal. There is often a meal at about 1pm for a suggested £3 donation, or what you can afford. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical library and book stall, […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
2 events,
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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Postponed: Sparrows Nest fundraiser for Sumac / Rainbow Archive
Postponed: Sparrows Nest fundraiser for Sumac / Rainbow Archive
NOTE event is POSTPONED due to the unprecedented scale and depth of the work in processing Sumac's Rainbow archives. Sumac Centre Library covers a range of topics from anarchism, animal rights, political and social theory, race, gender and class, environment and ecology, activism, to journalism and history and more. Sparrows Nest Banner The Sparrows Nest […]
3 events,
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. 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 […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
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 Also often on 2nd and 4th Friday evenings
1 event,
Private Event (Dolls Dining 4th/2nd Mondays)
Private Event (Dolls Dining 4th/2nd Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Second and Forth Monday at 7-9pm
0 events,
4 events,
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and hot meal. There is often a meal at about 1pm for a suggested £3 donation, or what you can afford. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical library and book stall, […]
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
The Sumac Centre has its own small library, which people are free to browse when the Centre is open. The library covers a range of topics from anarchism, animal rights, political and social theory, race, gender and class, environment and ecology, activism, to journalism and history and more. We also welcome offers of help in […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
0 events,
3 events,
Total Liberation Gathering 2026
We are pleased to announce that we are hosting the second Total Liberation Gathering on26th-28th June at the Sumac Centre in Nottingham. Here's a form to register interest, needs & offers for this year, to help create a liberating educational space. https://app.formbricks.com/s/eia4sutkztj8m6365551x812 The event is coordinated by the Total Liberation Collective (info on Instagram). The […]
Gladstonebury Festival tbc
In June 2021, instead of opening at Glastonbury, which was cancelled due to covid, Veggies had a five-day run in the Sumac Centre Garden. 2026 sees another 'fallow year' with no Glastonbury Frestival, so there is potential for another alternative 'Gladstonebury Festival' at Sumac Centre on Gladstone Street, Nottingham. Anyone interested in putting on any kind […]
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. During Forest Fields Social Club events under 18s must be accompanied by an adult who remains responsible for them whilst on Sumac premises.
4 events,
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. 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 […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
0 events,
0 events,
5 events,
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
Sumac Library and Bookstall + Rainbow Archive
The Sumac Centre has its own small library, which people are free to browse when the Centre is open. The library covers a range of topics from anarchism, animal rights, political and social theory, race, gender and class, environment and ecology, activism, to journalism and history and more. We also welcome offers of help in […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Wednesday Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and hot meal. There is often a meal at about 1pm for a suggested £3 donation, or what you can afford. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical library and book stall, […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
Nottingham Animal Rights Meeting
Nottingham Animal Rights Meeting
This is a meeting for people who are involved or interested in animal rights activism.
1 event,
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic, which usually happens the 1st Friday of the month, at the Sumac Centre in Nottingham. Usually there is a jam session at the end with a multicultural mix of musicians. All are welcome from beginners to pros. There is a facebook group for announcements, feedback, reviews and community chat. During […]
2 events,
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. 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 […]
Community Food Hub
Community Food Hub
We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint and Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus veg from going straight to landfill. Pop in during the regular Sumac Sunday Brunch or Wednesday pop-up cafe & warm hub, or at other times on our events diary. SUMAC FOOD REDISTRIBUTION FREE - PLEASE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE OR SHARE […]
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