Tag: Forest Fields Social Club (Page 2 of 8)

Name: Sumac Sunday Brunch
Start: 2026-08-02T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-02T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Sumac Centre

Sumac 25th Anniversary Festival Weekend

Sumac Centre is 25 this year.

We relocated the Rainbow Centre, established in 1984, to the Sumac Centre in June 2001.

💥 25th, 26th, 27th September

Three days of peace, love and music at the Sumac Centre

Friday 25th probably a *LGBTQ+ Night +Bar

Saturday 26th probably a whole day of activities including the Big Gig in the evening

Sunday 27th probably an Acoustic Community Garden Party with Sunday Brunch, campaign stalls,. many local acts film screenings, Veggies Burger Bar, Forest Fields Social Club.

From Ned Ludd’s News, published from the Rainbow Centre in 2002, archived at Sparrows Nest Library (pdf)

Work on the new independent community, resource and centre at 245 Gladstone Street nears completion. Formerly the

Rainbow Centre, the name ‘The Sumac Centre’ has now been adopted after a shrub in the gardens.

The former Sitch Ukranian Social Club was purchased by the Rainbow Centre collective in June 2001. Major reconstruction work was undertaken by NECTA (Nottingham Environmental Construction Training for All) and other local trades people. Since then volunteers from the local community have worked on, replacing floors, walls, ceilings, doors, windows, stairs, toilets, electrics and plumbing!

Finally the end is in sight. The newly plastered walls and refurbished toilets are being‘ painted, the community cafe is being built and the furniture fireproofed. Sufficient facilities are now completed for the centre to have hosted or booked meetings for local residents groups, animal rights conferences, training days, environmental/roads gatherings and more.

With a final push it is hoped that the new centre will be ready to open during June, after which work will continue for the planned Social Club.

With completion of this first phase so close supporters are urged to get involved, both with the final works, which continue on a daily basis, and with planning the activities and running the centre once opened.

As there has been so much more work to be done than expected, the opening date, and therefore opportunity to earn income, has been deferred several times. However the mortgage and other bills wait for no one, so the gap in funding continues to grow. We have been very encouraged by
the practical support, grants and donations received, but for long‘ term security we are very keen to invite investment by way of loans, with interest offered from 0% to 5%, repayable over I, 5 or I0 years.

If all goes to plan the official opening date is the 22″“ June.

Reserve this weekend for a series of events loosely based on the template of the Rainbow Centre 40th Anniversary Festival in 2024.

Music Meets Solidarity – Fundraiser for Al Harah Theatre and Notts Refugee Forum

Join us for an afternoon where music meets solidarity

We’re coming together to raise vital funds for Al Harah Theatre and Notts Refugee Forum.

Venue: Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, New Basford, NG7 6HX

Date: Saturday 4^th April

Time: 4pm

Tickets: £7.60 . Get your tickets here.

Featuring: Crazy Able, Abid Baig, Ace Ambrose & Ghost Riders. With a guest appearance via video link by a member of Al Harah Theatre group.

Food and drinks available to buy at the event.

Radioactive Rats, Drivelheads and Jessi Eastfield – fundraiser for Sumac Centre

A Sumac Centre fundraiser coming up…

Vegan food 🌱

3 great punk acts 🎸🧷

A great venue 🏡🎵

Saturday 9th May at the Sumac Centre is the place to be. All for £5 OTD.

Gentle Angry Women – Film with Q&A at Sumac Sisterhood

Three young activists trace the legacy of Greenham Common Women’s Peace protest forty years on and discover the alarming reality of British nuclear armament.

This coming-of-age documentary, driven by intergenerational dialogue, speaks to the need for hope, action and change.

We invite members of local feminist, environmental and peace activist groups and members of our own monthly Sisterhood Group to join us to watch and discuss this new film with Barbara Santi Documentary filmmaker . All are welcome to this gender neutral event. The Forest Fields Social Club (Sumac Bar) will be open and snacks will be available., including #SamosasForSocialChange!

Seer the trailer at https://vimeo.com/1077262477

Unaware of the longest female-led protest in British history, a new generation of young female activists is standing up to fight for the issues of their time, as well as being teenagers and finding their place in a turbulent world.

We meet Poppy (16), Xanthe (17), and Evie (19) as they discover the largely overlooked Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, where thousands of women lived for 19 years protesting against nuclear missiles.

Retracing the original 110-mile march, the young women embark on an intimate intergenerational exchange, revealing a journey of self-discovery and a timely narrative of feminist activism confronting the alarming reality of British nuclear armament.

Gentle, Angry Women is a poignant and timely documentary that weaves personal discovery, historical remembrance, and contemporary activism together. It responds to the rising global tensions of our time while celebrating the enduring power of women’s collective action – revealing a bridge between past courage and present hope.

“During Forest Fields Social Club events under 18s must be accompanied by an adult who remains responsible for them whilst on Sumac premises”

Brinsley Animal Rescue Fundraiser – 18 April 2026

Another regular ‘Peoples Kitchen’ fundraiser for Brinsley Animal Rescue, at the Sumac Centre.

The animals suffering does not end, which means we do not stop our community fundraising meals

So come along, eat homemade delicious vegan food for a fiver, homemade cake for an additional cost.

Join in with the raffle, drink vegan drinks from the bar, socialise with your tribe, bring games too if you like. It’s your night, be creative, bring raffle prizes, and come and have fun and laughter, let’s keep the humor flowing….

All the proceeds are donated to Brinsley Animal Rescue – saving the animals from despair and suffering, we hear them, we see them, we care.

So come along, eat cheap food, laughter at cheap jokes, and have a cheap beer !!

Join us at 7pm

Visioning the Green Festival

We are grateful for the continued support shown to the Green Festival. Like you, we are looking forward to the next event on Sunday 13th September 2026. The event has been running for over 30 years and has seen many changes and improvements in recent years.

The Festival continues to be supported by a wide range of local talented performers, musicians, family entertainers, speakers and educators.

The event now extends onto the grass area for the Family Zone and the Speakers Forum aka Knowledge Garden is now well established.

Many more stalls are now accommodated, beyond Lime Tree Avenue, into the Family Zone, around to Feargus O’Connor Walk and the Chinese Bells into the Rose Garden. We hope that we have an appropriate mix of small green businesses, food providers, campaigns and charities, all of whom are important to the Nottingham Green Festival.

This year we invited the Cycling Zone to expand into the Arboretum Gardens opposite the Bandstand, to include the pedal-powered Mammoth Cinema.

Some things haven’t really taken off, such as a second acoustic or busking area.

We also have vision to extend through the tunnel to maximise use of the Arboretum site, right through to the Mansfield Road entrance.

We need your visions too.

You are invited to join us on Sunday 7th December at 2pm at the Sumac Centre.

You are welcome to arrive sooner to enjoy the famous Sumac Sunday Brunch (11am to 2pm) and the Forest Fields Social Club aka Sumac Bar will be open through to 4pm. Veggies Catering Campaign will provide their ever popular ‘Samosas for Social Change’, cakes, teas & coffee and soft drinks.

We hope to reflect on some of the topics mentioned above and other ideas that you might suggest by email to info@NottmGreenFest.org.uk

You are welcome to send feedback in advance of the meeting to help set the agenda for discussions. If you cannot attend on Sunday 7th your emailed comments are also most welcome.

NottmGreenFest.org.uk . @NottmGreenFest on Bluesky . Mastodon . Facebook . Instagram (and Twitter)

MAP (Medical Aid for Palestine) Fundraiser

MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS

With Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum

FUNDRAISER

Saturday December 13th 5pm – 10pm

Join us for:

Music & Poetry

Food & Raffle

Grab ya tickets here. 👇🧶

Entry: £6 (+fees)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/map-medical-aid-for-palestine-fundraiser-tickets-1972847213122

Organized in collaboration with Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, NG7 6HX

FEATURING LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS:-

Abid Baig musician

Adeeb Shaheen – author

Amer Yaks poetry & pop-up stall

Andrew Mzynox poet

Blossom musician

Cilente – poet

Dave Collins – musician

Eleanor Turner musician

Emma poet

Ian Clegg & Jack Scrimshaw musicians

Jacob Holmes – musician

Jayda – musician

poet

Joshua musician

Julian Giulio Nhorteo Batedo musician

Lyra May poet

Margaret Wilson – singer

Panya Banjoko poet

Pixie Styx musician

Zohra poet

Print and display the poster / flier

Food for a Future – Vegan Christmas Cookery Demonstration

Join Food For a Future and learn some epic vegan Christmas recipes!

Are you…
Not vegan, but hosting a vegan friend or family member for Christmas?
Vegan but not a confident cook?
Vegan or not, maybe you fancy trying something different this year?
We’ve got you covered! With a mix of tasty starters, mains, sides and desserts demonstrated by FFAF volunteers which you’ll get to taste for yourselves!

The event is free entry but donations to FFAF very welcome. There will also be a raffle with vegan friendly prizes to help fund raise for our future events so we can continue to show people how easy and tasty vegan food can be while doing vegan outreach.

Followed by social at the Forest Fields Social Club aka Sumac Bar from about 7pm.

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💥 *25th, 26th, 27th September*