Events

We're sorry that this event has had to be cancelled due to illness. We hope to run another breadmaking course at the end of May. Please watch this space for details.

They're back! Forest-based five-piece The Humbugs present an evening of heartfelt and soulful music, including classic songs of the 1970s, covers of contemporary artists and original compositions. Book NOW to avoid disappointment!
Tickets £5. Bar and snacks available. All welcome.
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Join us for another great poetry night at The George, with guest readings by Stewart Carswell and Jane Spray followed by an Open Mic session when audience members are invited to perform their own work.
Bar and snacks will be available, and there is a lift to the first-floor gallery if you have difficulty using the stairs.This is a Pay As You Feel event and donations are invited to help cover our running costs. Space is limited, so booking is advised.
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Get ready to be blown away by the keyboard wizardry of jazz organist John-Paul Gard, with Ben Waghorn (sax and flute) and Keith Fairbairn on percussion.
Tickets £12. Bar and snacks available. For full details including booking, please click on the event title above.

The ever-popular Riverbank Ensemble (Fiona Crawley, flute, Ann Holder: oboe; Richard Kubiak: keyboard; and  Liz Pritchard: cello) present another varied programme of chamber music to celebrate the season, including pieces by JS Bach, Daniel Purcell, Madeleine Dring and Camille Saint-Saens plus a few Riverbank surprises too!
Tickets £10 including cream tea. For full details including booking, please click on the event title above.

Singer-songwriter Steve Ashley has been a star of the Britfolk scene ever since the release of his classic debut album 'Stroll On'. Don’t miss seeing him live - he’s a unique voice and a brilliant all-round entertainer with ‘one of the funniest dry stage raps’ (Variety magazine).

Tickets £10 available to book online. Bar and snacks available. For full details click on the event title above.

Local artist Tony Hopkins presents a fascinating array of paintings inspired by 60s and 70s comics, record sleeves, advertising, posters, ephemera and "by the people  places and traditions I have known and loved in the local community over the past thirty years."
Admission free - all welcome. Please note that a lift is available to our first-floor Gallery.
For further info, please click on the event title above. For sales enquiries, please ask at The George Café during opening hours.

Join us for a screening of The People's Emergency Briefing – an eye-opening film in which leading UK scientists and experts update us on the impact of the climate crisis on everyday national life. The screening will be followed by a short refreshment break and a facilitated discussion.
Places are limited to 40, so please make sure of a seat by booking ahead using the free ticket form below and arriving in good time on the day.
For further information and booking, please click on the event title above.
If you are unable to attend on this date and would like to have details of other local screenings, please email peopleseb@bloggo.uk.

Tap your toes to the sweet sounds of Gina Griffin (violin), Jon Green (guitar) and Duncan Kingston (bass). Whether you’re a Gypsy Jazz aficionado or you just love great live music, Gina will bring a smile to your face!
Tickets £12. Drinks and snacks available at the bar. All welcome – and please note there is a lift to the first floor.
For booking and further info please click on the event title above.

Join us for a friendly and informal 'Pay as You Feel' Community Lunch on Sunday 21 June at 1.00pm. Places are limited to 30, so please make sure of a seat by booking ahead using the free ticket form below and arriving in good time on the day. ALL WELCOME!
For further information including booking please click on the event title above.

As part of this year’s FarOpen Trail, we’re delighted to host an exhibition by Sam Wilkins who specialises in semi-abstract landscapes of the local area and Eleanor Woolley, whose more figurative portraits and still lives are similarly bold and characterful.
Please note that a lift is available to the first-floor gallery.
For further information please click on the event title above.

SONIC HEALING
Tune into wellness... Vibrate with harmony... Immerse yourself in therapeutic sounds that calm the mind, heal the body and uplift the spirit.
Sessions held on the second Wednesday of each month, 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Cost: £15 per session, bookable at www.sonicreate.co.uk.
For more information, please click on the event title above.

Best known as the host of Countdown and as Lord Sugar's adviser on the TV reality show The Apprentice, Nick Hewer has a passion for travel that has taken him to some of the most hostile and remote corners of the globe. Learn how he drove a 20-year-old Renault 4L solo from London to Mongolia for charity – and discover a very different side to the man once described as 'the nation's favourite silver-haired great uncle'!

TAKE TWO HOURS JUST FOR YOU – TO REST, RESET AND GENTLY UNWIND.

This session is all about slowing down with supported comfy poses, soft breathing and giving your body the space it’s been asking for. No experience or special clothes or equipment needed. Just come as you are.

Expect deep relaxation, calm vibes and a chance to properly switch off.

For further info, including how to book, please click on the event title above.

Open your ears to the amazing sound world of multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger and all-round creative powerhouse Kevin Figes, supported by Julian Jackson on bass and Matt Hopkins, guitar.
Tickets £12 bookable below. Drinks and snacks available from the bar. All welcome.
For further info and booking, please click on the event title above.

This event has been CANCELLED.

Struggling with IT? Looking for a way into volunteering? Seeking info about local groups and services, career advice, or just a friendly face to share a problem or worry? Bring your questions and someone will be there to chat to in the café on Monday 27 July.

Welcome to an outstanding evening of poetry at The George, with readings by Elizabeth Parker and Val Ormrod followed by an Open Mic when audience members are invited to read their own work.
Drinks & snacks available from the bar. This is a Pay as You Feel event and we would appreciate a donation to help cover our running costs.
For further information including how to book, please click on the event title above.

Share your favourite poems with a group of other poetry lovers or just come to listen and enjoy. No pressure to read – just a quiet time to appreciate poetry together (and maybe also some tea/coffee and cakes).

Future meetings to be held on the second Saturday of each month. Admission free. 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.

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.

Kruger National Park's is one of Africa’s largest game reserves, but its rich natural heritage is under threat. Through her charity work, Bristol vet and conservationist Elisa Best has been in the forefront of efforts to protect the park's wildlife. In this fascinating talk, she explores the challenges facing the park the work being done to protect its wildlife, drawing on her own firsthand experience supporting anti-poaching initiatives.

This is a Pay As You Feel Event, and proceeds will be shared with Elisa's animal charity Blankets for Baby Rhinos. Drinks and snacks available at the bar. For further information including booking, please click on the event title above.

PLEASE NOTE THAT STEVEN MIELL'S TALK ON THE HISTORY OF LORD'S HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE CURRENT HEATWAVE, AND WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER.
For full details including booking please click on the event title above.