Join us for the launch of a new solo exhibition by Jemma Bursnell at The Sanctuary, Brimscombe Mill.

This new body of work brings together painting and re-worked hand sewing, rooted in rave culture and radical positivity. Jemma’s practice opens up conversations around love, connectivity and the importance of creativity in these high-pressure, human times. 

To mark the opening, we’re hosting a free rave-style launch party. DJ Marcus (In House) will be playing an uplifting soundtrack from 6-9pm - Come for the art, stay for a dance.

Food and drinks from 5pm at The Long Table
Exhibition open from 5pm

Dancing from 6-9pm
Free entry

Exhibition runs 13th - 21st March

Teen Stuff Sale

New fits. Less waste.
Come and refresh your wardrobe without trashing the planet.

This is a fashion-focused day for teens, loads of great clothes, a proper changing room so you can actually try stuff on, and space to hang out with your friends.

We’ll have:

• curated rails of pre-loved clothes

• a makeup workshop with tips you’ll actually use

• street food to refuel

• special guests dropping in

• A DJ

Bring a friend, take your time, try things on, eat well, and leave with something you love.

Good style. Good vibes. No fast fashion guilt.

Join us at Brimscombe Mill to celebrate World Book Day.

All day Kids Stuff will be giving a free book to every child.

16:00-18:00- Join illustrator Martha Lightfoot for a drop in craft session to make your own pop up book character.

17:45-18:45- Come along to hear award-winning author/illustrator Tom Percival read his brand new picture book, The Wonder, a story all about finding the joy and magic in everyday moments. There will be reading, drawing and almost certainly a bit of music too. So bring your creativity and have fun! This event will be in our Sanctuary Space. Click to book.

A brand new celebration of circular clothing, creative community and sustainable living for Stroud!

We’re delighted to share that Brimscombe Mill will host the very first Just SUST Festival — a new, joyful day of workshops, making, mending, inspiration and community creativity centred on the possibilities of circular clothing.

Created for all ages, Just SUST aligns closely with the Mill’s values: local craft, environmental responsibility, community connection, and the belief that meaningful change can also be joyful. It is supporting the work of Sustainable Fashion Week.

We’re looking forward to welcoming Rich Dickinson and D Force on the 20th February!

Rich has a long pedigree in the Blues rock industry and toured the UK, Europe and recently in the U.S. with many big names including Blackfoot, Frank Marino’s Mahogany Rush, Skinny Molly and helped launch the Hendrix Signature series Marshall amp based on Jimi's original that Rich owned.

They now play well-crafted originals with some faithful covers by iconic blues artists.

Ably assisted by the hugely talented Rich (Dave) Sleep on bass and Ted (Thundersticks) Nawrot on drums. this band absolutely takes no prisoners.

If you like Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher your gonna love this.....

Timings:

Kitchen 18:00-20:00

Live Music from 19:00

All welcome.

Department Presents comes to The Long Table on Friday 20th February for a night of classic, funky and tech house brought to you by four incredible local DJs!

This ticketed event is raising funds for The Silver Lining Brain Injury Charity, with all profits from ticket sales going directly to the cause. All ages are welcome, making it a relaxed, family-friendly evening that brings people together through music, dance and community.

Timings:
6-8pm: A delicious pay-as-you-can dinner from The Long Table kitchen, made with love and packed with flavour!
7-10.30pm: Department Presents, Live in The Sanctuary!

Tickets are £8 (free to under 12s) and available via the link in the event.

Lets create- family friendly fun in the sanctuary space. Turn up, pay as you can, grab a coffee, get messy.

We’re bringing the slopes to Brimscombe Mill with this après-ski themed disco!

Don your thermals, grab your goggles, dig out that outrageous ski onesie (you know the one!) and prepare to dance the night away to nostalgic hits from the 80s and 90s!

Long Table’s excellent chefs will be serving up a delicious and warming pay-as-you-can alpine themed dinner from 6-8pm and we’ll keep the mulled wine flowing until 10:30.

Long Table are welcoming local folk musicians Ordinary Folk to the Mill on Friday 30th Jan!

Ordinary Folk are a four piece collective from Stroud, playing a wonderful mix of contemporary and traditional Irish, American and Scottish folk.

They will perform 6-8pm alongside a delicious and warming pay-as-you-can dinner prepared by our excellent chefs and filled with goodness and community spirit.

No need to book, just turn up! We’ll have a space at the table ready for you.

Lets create- family friendly fun in the sanctuary space. Turn up, pay as you can, grab a coffee, get messy.

Lets create- family friendly fun in the sanctuary space. Turn up, pay as you can, grab a coffee, get messy.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

“‘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

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

Join The Long Table for a night of expansive sounds.

balo are Sheffield based harpist Manon McCoy and drummer Will Shaw. The duo create expansive works for harp, drums and live electronics. Their sound is a dynamic balance of driving rhythmic phrasing, ambient textures, intricate prepared techniques and experimental electronic layers.

Dominie Hooper is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafting spellbinding music rooted in folklore, ritual, and emotional transformation. Her songs simmer with raw intensity and lyrical barbs, blending growling cello, textured guitar, and collective vocals into something dark, unsettling, and beautiful. As Under the Radar Magazine put it, “The breadth of her talent is immediately apparent.”

A pay as you can dinner will be served from 6-8pm, with a menu full of flavour, generosity, and community spirit.

Sanctum will start at 8pm in the Sanctuary

Join The Bob Porter Project at Long Table

A six-piece singer/songwriter Americana/Blues/Folk rock band, performing mostly original material with sympathetic covers influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Jackson Browne.

“Soulful songs and smoky vocals” Jonny Coppin.  “As cool as a smooth pint of organic bitter” Laura Clark, Good on Paper.

6-8pm Kitchen open

7pm Live music from The Bob Porter Project

The next one of our Sanctuary Series. Join Chris Smaje to hear him talk about his book Finding Lights in a Dark Age: Sharing Land, Work and Craft.

Driving Force formed in the late 90s and toured with legendary US bands including Blackfoot, Frank Marinos Mahogany Rush, The Groundhogs to name a few and featured Jimi Hendrix's first Marshall amp! 

The band relaunched two years ago and are rapidly gaining a great reputation and are a regular feature on most of the major Blues Festivals. They play classic Blues Rock originals and draw on the legacy of Rory Gallagher, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore, Jimi Hendrix for our interpretations of their material. 

Timings:

Kitchen 18:00-20:00

Live Music from 20:00

Tom Bradshaw is a Stroud-based singer-songwriter with more than two decades of experience as a live performer. He has recorded at Abbey Road Studios. As a teenager he was the lead songwriter and drummer for the 1990s rock band Remedy. His more recent solo writing is influenced by the music of Paul Weller and Matthew Falloon, the latter with whom he recently collaborated. When not playing music, he is an author and journalist.

He will be playing as Long Table serve their pay as you can dinner.

The Burway - A Stroud-based band weaving together vaguely folk-adjacent original compositions with four-part harmonies. They blend acoustic textures with synth and electronic elements for a sound that’s both grounded and atmospheric.

Ragstone - Beat-driven alt rock with flavours of indie and rap. These three Gloucestershire natives bring catchy melodies, honest lyrics, and a set that moves from playful to heartfelt, with grooves guaranteed to get you moving.

Home Remedy Adult Upcycling Workshop. Join our adults’ up-cycling workshop led by Mel on Wednesday 10th September between 10:30am-3:30pm. Learn the basics of prepping and up-cycling a small furniture item of your choice.

The NHS community outreach team will be here offering no booking necessary drop in appointments for blood pressure and simple health advice.

Help us celebrate the amazing summer holidays by joining us at our back to school disco. There will be a bouncy castle, disco and BBQ.

Chloe’s Mobile Farm will be joining us and bringing along their lovely farm animals, meet ponies, donkeys and little furry friends too.

Mini makers are back, our young entrepreneurs are serving up some more incredible offerings. Come and support them.