We are welcoming room booking requests & People's Kitchen is available for fundraising meals. In case of event changes, please check back here or The Sumac Centre facebook group before setting out.
Sumac Centre
Nottingham’s Sumac Centre provides a space for groups and individuals working for positive social change in a spirit of co-operation and mutual aid.
Events at Sumac may also be shown on the Sumac Events Calendar. To put on an event contact-us.
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October 2019
Sumac Gardening
The Sumac garden has been turned into mini community allotments! The vegetable beds are divided up in to small plots. Individuals and groups can request this space to grow fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers for local wildlife. Local food production is an important part of a low carbon society. We want to encourage, support and learn about food growing in Forest Fields. The Sumac garden is organic and laid out to show the best use of a small space. It…
Find out more »People’s Kitchen
People's Kitchen is a community café where people can get a good vegan meal for a suggested donation. Half funds raised keep the Sumac open, and the other half are fundraisers for grassroots causes, nominate by the group running each evening. To volunteer to co-ordinate a session, please get in touch. Help is also appreciated with tasks such as chopping, serving and cleaning. Visit the People's Kitchen page to read more about how it works! You can also follow Sue MacCafe…
Find out more »Punk 4 The Homeless
Punk fundraiser for homeless street children via Casa Alianza. Last Saturday of every month. Peoples Kitchen for suggested donation of £3.50 Plus gig to follow
Find out more »Veggies Crew Meeting
Veggies is a volunteer-led, community-based, social enterprise promoting ethical living through the adoption of a vegan diet and lifestyle.
Find out more »November 2019
T.B.C. Forest Fields Helping Hands Community Kitchen
THIS IS A PROPOSAL - NOT YET CONFIRMED forest Fields Helping Hands Community Kitchen. A free/low cost meal using surplus food /donations from local businesses in order to support those in need. Will be open to the public. I would also like to do a breakfast /brunch on a Sunday, on the same basis , if possible .
Find out more »Nottingham Animal Rights Meeting
This is a meeting for people who are involved or interested in animal rights activism.
Find out more »Green Festival Planning Meeting
Planning meetings continue for Nottingham Green Festival, a sustainable-themed festival, organised by a volunteer cooperative planning group. The 27th Green Festival is to be held on Sunday 15th September 2019 at Nottingham Arboretum, so your support is most welcome. (See also event listing on Veggies Diary)
Find out more »December 2019
Punk 4 The Homeless
Punk fundraiser for homeless street children via Casa Alianza. Last Saturday of every month. Peoples Kitchen for suggested donation of £3.50 Plus gig to follow
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