The next mini makers market is back.

We are back shining a light on our young creators - showcasing artists, makers, and crafters aged 16 and under.

The Long Table will be open as usual for delicious coffee, cake and a tasty pay-as-you-can lunch.

To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com

Lets champion our fledgling entrepreneurs!

Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.

Acapellies is a joyful community choir led by the brilliant Eleanor Holliday. On 7th November they will be performing their signature surround-sound polyphony in the Sanctuary! WildSong weaves together Nature Songs from around the world

17:00–19:00 – Long Table Kitchen & Bar serves a delicious pay-as-you-can meal. Bar open till 21:30.

19:30 – Acapellies performance in The Sanctuary

“‘What’s your favourite garden?’ people ask. And when I answer, ‘Mine, of course,’ they look surprised.” – Mary Keen.

Best known for her internationally celebrated garden designs, Keen turns her attention in this intimate diary to the spaces she loves most – her own back garden and local allotment. 

Charting a full year in the gardener’s calendar, Keen reflects on the everyday tasks, discoveries, and pleasures of nurturing plants, alongside the memories and stories they evoke. Her writing combines deep horticultural knowledge with warmth, wit, and curiosity, offering practical insights as well as a rich meditation on time, place, and community. 

Mary will be in conversation, taking questions, and signing books afterwards

Join Long Table for an evening’s celebration of rhythm!

Starting with a delicious pay-as-you can meal from The Long Table kitchen, we’ll then get our groove on with a drumming workshop by Stroud samba group Simbora, followed by two incredible percussion performances from local groups.

Gloucester based Djembe troupe Gantigan will perform uplifting West African rhythms and then Simbora will round off the night with exuberant Brazillian grooves and dancing.

It’s going to be lively, loud and joyful and we can’t wait to see you there!

Timings:
🍽️ 6-8pm- Pay-as-you-can dinner lovingly served up by our kitchen. Bar open ‘till late.
🥁 7.30-8.30pm- Free samba drumming workshop
🎶 8.30-10.30pm- Percussion performances and dancing!

All welcome.

Join us for our first event in a new creative-health series breaking the silence around men’s mental health. Hosted by Dr Simon Opher MBE (GP), each podcast invites leading UK talent to share their stories and practical tools to strength mental fitness.

Blending humour, honesty and an open audience Q&A, the first event, In Conversation with Tom Walker (AKA Jonathan Pie) explores how laughter connects us and helps us heal.

Welsh instrumentalist Gwenifer Raymond, is set to announce her third studio album, to be released September 5th on Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies. Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark is a hybrid of the ancient and the futuristic, where the arcane etchings of occult folk horror fuse with the unfathomable equations of the cosmos.

As celestial drones and mutant folk meet a frenetic blues that bends and twists like space-time, on her new album Raymond finds herself evoking the work of pioneering rocket scientists, the words of fictional hobo prophets and the concepts of mathematical infinity. 

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Jacob Lovatt and Christopher Haddow perform selected repertoire from the 17 year back catalogue of their seminal Glasgow cult band, Jacob Yates and The Pearlygate Lockpickers 

A special brew of horror and loss ...  Singer and songwriter Jacob Lovatt tells stories of Saville haunted care home corridors, abandoned cars, faith healers and shape shifters. Accompanied on various guitars by Christopher Haddow, whose minimal slide and fingerstyle playing adds light and shade to Lovatts dark, narrative prose

18:00-20:00 Kitchen open - pay-as-you-can as always - Bar ‘til 22:00

20:00 Jacob Lovatt and Christopher Haddow - Live in The Sanctuary

21:00 Gwenifer Raymond - Live in The Sanctuary

Who likes the sound of speed dating but for Christmas crafts? Join some of Stroud’s brilliant makers for an evening of festive creativity in our Sanctuary Space. Across four mini stations, you’ll learn new craft skills and make your own Christmas treasures — from mini mantlepiece collages and garlands to advent candles, wrapping paper, and gift tags and sewing Christmas tree decorations. 

Discover Brimscombe Mill — Join Our Next Tour!

Ever wondered what goes on inside Brimscombe Mill? Curious about how our pay-as-you-can lunches work, or the range of social enterprises that call this place home? Come and find out!

Our next Brimscombe Mill Tour will take place on Friday 28th November, 1–3.30pm.

These tours are a wonderful opportunity for Tom or Will to personally welcome you, share the inspiring story behind Brimscombe Mill, and give you a feel for the vibrant community and enterprises that make this place so special.

Your visit will include:

• A delicious pay-as-you-can lunch

• A guided tour of the Mill

• Insights into the enterprises we host

• A look into the history and transformation of the buildings

• A relaxed Q&A session to finish in the Sanctuary

Whether you’re new to the area, a long-time supporter, or just curious about how community, food, and enterprise come together here — we’d love to show you around. To book your place contact jessica@thegracenetwork.org.uk

The Sanctuary Series brings together visionary thinkers, change makers, and creatives to spark dialogue and inspire action on themes of economic justice, sustainability, community, and the arts.

Director Marc Jobst (Netflix’s One Piece, The Witcher, Marvel’s The Punisher) joins broadcaster and film curator Edith Bowman, known for her Soundtracking podcast and championing of British film, for a conversation on the art of storytelling on screen. Together, they’ll explore what it takes to craft stories that move global audiences and why it starts with character.

Join Emily Forgione of Fiorella Florals for an evening of festive creativity in our Sanctuary Space. You’ll learn the basics of wreath making and craft your own beautiful, sustainable Christmas wreath using fresh foliage and natural materials- all provided. 

On Friday 5th December, join us for a festive Ceilidh!

Dobunni Ceilidh Band perform traditional folk dancing music from around the British Isles and beyond, with a caller to provide simple instructions so everyone can take part.

There will be a mixture of circle dances, partner dances and set dances, all easily learnt so no prior experience is necessary! Come with a group of friends, a partner, or on your own and the caller will organise the groups and help you learn the steps. Comfortable clothes and shoes recommended

The next mini makers market is back.

We are back shining a light on our young creators - showcasing artists, makers, and crafters aged 16 and under.

The Long Table will be open as usual for delicious coffee, cake and a tasty pay-as-you-can lunch.

To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com

Lets champion our fledgling entrepreneurs!

Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.

We warmly invite you to the table for a magical evening of delicious Long Table food and incredible live music! Tuck in to a special feasting menu full of mouthwatering seasonal flavours accompanied by a lively jazz trio.

The Sanctuary Series brings together visionary thinkers, change makers, and creatives to spark dialogue and inspire action on themes of economic justice, sustainability, community, and the arts.

An evening with Jonathon Porritt. For over five decades, environmentalist and author Jonathan Porritt has challenged governments, businesses and communities to act for people and planet. His latest book is a reflection on how we stay hopeful in an age of ecological breakdown. Jonathon will share this story and how communities like ours turn grief and anger into meaningful action, and where hope lives when change can sometimes feel slow.

We warmly invite you to the table for a magical evening of delicious Long Table food and incredible live music! Tuck in to a special feasting menu full of mouthwatering seasonal flavours accompanied by a lively jazz trio.