We welcome room booking requests and 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. Note that the List-View (on mobile devices) does not show every occurrence of regular events; to check availability it is better to check the Month-View on a desktop or tablet.
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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December 2019
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 »Green Festival Planning Meeting
Planning meetings continue for Nottingham Green Festival, a sustainable-themed festival, organised by a volunteer cooperative planning group. The 28th Green Festival is to be held on Sunday 13th OR 20th (tbc) September 2020 at Nottingham Arboretum, so your support is most welcome. During the winter months the meeting is being moved to 3pm, possibly reverting to 4pm in the Spring. (See also event listing on Veggies Diary)
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 »January 2020
Nottingham Animal Rights Meeting
This is a meeting for people who are involved or interested in animal rights activism.
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 »March 2020
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…
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