Events

This course is suitable for anyone who has had a diagnosis of dementia in the last eighteen months and is run by a skilled and experienced therapist. Sessions will be held every Tuesday afternoon for ten weeks from 2.00 to 3.30 pm, starting on 10 August.
For further details including booking please contact Maggie Grady (07889 286684) or Amanda Chappell (07506 646975).
Access to the course is free and all are welcome. Please note that a lift is available to the first-floor Gallery.

Dance your way to fitness with this eight-week course, starting Tuesday 1 September  at 9.00 am and continuing weekly from 9.00 to 10.30 each Tuesday morning. No special skills or experience needed. Just bring yourself and a willingness to move. Cost: £10 per session – Pay As You Go. For further details please contact Evie on 07949 608141

Let the gentle vibrations produced by sound instruments soothe away your stresses and strains as you experience the unique relaxing calm of a sound bath meditation.
Sessions held monthly in the George Gallery, £10. For further details please click on the event title above.

Lord’s Cricket Ground is known the world over as the ‘Home of Cricket’. Discover its fascinating history in this illustrated talk by Steven Miell, an official Lord's Tour Guide and the author of a recently published history of this legendary sporting venue.
Bar and snacks available. All welcome

Join us for a night of funk, soul, hiphop, Latin and acid jazz grooves, with regular host Ade Simpson and guest DJ Tunes dropping funky dance-floor wisdom. Tickets £5. Bar and snacks available. All welcome

If you love beautiful melodies, irresistible rhythms and songs that tell stories, Little Rumba are for you! Blending musical styles from Astor Piazolla to Eastern European, the band have delighted audiences everywhere with their wit, style and originality. Don't miss!
Tickets £12. Bar & Snacks- all welcome.

On your own, or not in the mood for cooking? Join us at The George for another relaxed and friendly ‘Pay As You Feel’ Sunday lunch. No fixed price – just pay what you feel is fair. Places limited to 50, so please book ahead and make sure you arrive in good time on the day.
For booking and further information, please click on the event title above.

Explore the Japanese craft of using simple embroidery to mend and decorate fabric with tutor Ally Goff. Over two 2-hour sessions, you will learn the basics of the craft, including different stitch patterns and use of appliqué. Cost: £32.50. Please book early to be sure of a place!

The Gloucestershire poet F.W. Harvey led the appreciation of the natural beauty of the Forest of Dean in the early twentieth century. Join us in Newnham to celebrate his legacy, with readings of his verse and of work by contemporary poets from The Forest of Dean.

In May 2025, celebrated pianist Clare Hammond and composer Michael Betteridge ran a remarkable project at HMP Featherstone and HMP Oakwood in which participants co-created pieces for solo piano to reflect their experiences of prison. In this combined talk and film screening, Clare describes the project, its profound impact on those who took part, and its significance to her as a musician and performer.

Join us for a weekend of music, art, poetry and film events celebrating our common home. Includes Music Night, Friday 23 October, 7.00pm at St Peter's Church; Film Night, Saturday 24 October, 7.00pm at The George; and Exhibition of photographs, poetry and art (Sunday 25 October, 2.00pm at St Peter's Church). For more details, please contact Revd Joe Knight at joeknight@outlook.com.