Join local bookshop Yellow Lighted Bookshop as they welcome Natalie Haynes to the Sanctuary. Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you’ve never seen her before. A pre-publication gig by Natalie Haynes to celebrate the paperback publication of her most recent book.

Join us and our resident musician Steve Ferbrache for a delicious Friday night dinner.

Join Long Table in the Sanctuary on Thursday 4th June for an evening of explorative sounds.

Join local bookshop Yellow Lighted Bookshop as they welcome one of their most regular and well loved authors, Robin Ince, for the paperback release of Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. Plus, Let The Quiet Ones Rise, a new poetry collection.

Join us and our resident musician Steve Ferbrache for a delicious Friday night dinner.

Join us at The Mill for a Friday night dinner with live music from Josh Brown.

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

Join us at The Mill for a Friday night dinner with live music from Mansfield Smith.

Join us at The Mill for a Friday night dinner with live music from Cooper & Toller!

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.

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

Join Long Table on Saturday 4th April for a night of sonic explorations in the Sanctuary!

We’re excited to welcome sound artist and electronic musician Manon McCoy and vocalist and composer Alice Brookes to Sanctum. Together they work on immersive performance art using the voice, electronics, found sounds and objects. Their performance draw from research into alternative performance practices as a way of exploring the relationship between self and space. They create vast improvisations for voice and objects using live signal processing as an extended instrument. With DIY values at the core of this project, the due have self built a rig for their performances, combined instrument of electronics and objects, which constantly evolves with their work. The duo released their debut album April 2025 with Elektramusic Berlin in April 2025. 

They are joined by sound engineer and composer Emmy Lambert for this site-responsive installation, exploring the acoustics of the space through live spatialisation during the performance. 

We’re excited to welcome the incredible Some Voices Choir to The Mill on the 27th March!

Some Voices is a contemporary non-audition choir who sing banging pop songs. From Raye to Chappell Roan, Back Street Boys to Madonna, expect five part harmonies, mash ups, dancing and joy, in equal measure.

Our dinner will be served 6-8pm, filled with seasonal deliciousness and pay-as-you-can as always.

Some Voices Choir will perform at 8pm.

There is no need to book, all are welcome!

JA free workshop with artist Jemma Burnsell

Artist Jemma Bursnell will be hosting, gentle, informal workshops where you can create collages using recycled materials. You can also have the opportunity to contribute to a community wall hanging. Come and explore Jemma’s amazing work and get creative.

Free or donations - suitable for all ages. Just turn up - no booking required.

Join us on Friday 20th March for dinner with live music from the incredible Josh Brown!

Kids Stuff Pop Out Sale happens every 3rd Thursday of the month (subject to change in the school holidays). We double the size of our shop by bringing out all our sorted stock into the cloister area.

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

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.