UPCOMING EVENTS
Josh Brown
Join us on Friday 20th March for dinner with live music from the incredible Josh Brown!
Josh is a singer and acoustic performer originally from Birmingham and now based in Stroud. His sets are built around well known songs done with a natural, easy style, covering artists from Chris Stapleton and The Dubliners to Sam Cooke. Simple, honest vocals and familiar melodies for a relaxed, feel good vibe.
Our amazing chefs will be serving up a delicious pay-as-you-can dinner, 6-8pm, made with love and packed with seasonal flavours.
There is no need to book and all are welcome.
See you there?
Some Voices Choir
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!
Sanctum | Alice Brookes, Manon McCoy and Emmy Lambert + Âellin
Join us on Saturday 4th April for a night of sonic explorations!
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.
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Weaving together the acoustic instrumentation of a folk upbringing, synthetic granular textures and captured sound; Âellin forges new auditory worlds that embrace nonlinearity and experimentalism through narrative song and bold improvisation. The project evokes themes of collective memory, dream states, and the unconscious realm. Built around a dynamic four-piece lineup, Âellin’s sonic environment traverses genres with a deeply textural sensibility. Expect an intricate blend of fingerstyle and jazz guitar, cello and violin strings grounded in the UK/Celtic folk and Hardanger traditions, double bass, deep sub-bass, beat-driven percussion, and an ever-shifting tapestry of augmented vocals and granular synthesis.
‘Âellin is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the UK experimental folk scene' - James Threlfall, BBC Introducing
6pm- Doors and Bar open
Sanctum will start at 8pm in the Sanctuary
Just the two of us
Joe & Co. are back with a fantastic mix of classic covers. Don’t forget to request something!
Event Timings
6-8pm Kitchen / live music
All welcome, free entry.
Farm Table Talks with Good Small Farms
We’re thrilled to invite you to the first event in our brand new series; Farm Table Talks! This is where we showcase one of the incredible local producers and suppliers that we partner with to bring you delicious, pay-as-you-can meals made with love and care.
On Saturday 11th April at 6pm, we'll join Eric Walters of Good Small Farms and Alex Clark of The Long Table Stroud at the farm table, as they discuss pricing, environmental responsibility, nutrition, and much more!
We all know that sustainably farmed and locally sourced produce is more expensive than industrially farmed and processed food. How are food prices set? Is organically farmed produce a better nutritional deal? What are the factors that combine to put good food out of reach of so many people, and are there ways we could change that?
With an opportunity for a Q&A as well as a delicious meal featuring seasonal produce from Good Small Farms, this is an evening not to be missed.
🕕 Timings:
6pm: Welcome
7pm-8pm: A delicious dinner lovingly prepared by our chefs, featuring produce from Good Small Farms.
8.15-9.15pm: Talk and Q&A with Eric Walters and Alex Clark in the Sanctuary.
9.15pm onwards: The Long Table bar will remain open for drinks.
This is a ticketed event with limited availability Click below to reserve your space!
If you can’t make it for any reason please do let us know by contacting events@thelongtableonline.com. There is often a high demand for these tickets, and we really want as many people as possible to access the event.
Goldfinches
Join us on Friday 17th April for dinner with live music from the incredible Goldfinches!
Our amazing chefs will be serving up a delicious pay-as-you-can dinner, 6-8pm, made with love and packed with seasonal flavours.
Goldfinches is a rousing four-piece Bristol-based Indie-folk group, playing soulful and melodic original songs by ex-Blue Aeroplane Shaun McCrindle. They released their debut album 'Shanti Time' in April 2025. In its review, Louder Than War magazine noted "McCrindle has the gift of the singer-songwriter with songs and tunes that are insistently catchy and memorable".
The band's sound - which features vocals, guitars, bouzouki, fiddle, and double bass - was described on the Priston Festival website as "the missing link between Jonathan Richman and The Waterboys".
There is no need to book and all are welcome.
The Long Table Team x
Ordinary Folk
Join us on Friday 24th April for a delicious pay-as-you-can dinner with live music from Ordinary Folk who will be playing a wonderful mix of contemporary and traditional Irish, American and Scottish folk tunes!
Our pay as you can dinner will be served at 6pm-7.30pm, made with love and full of delicious seasonal flavours. There is no need to book and everyone is welcome.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Mini Makers Market
We’re back celebrating our young creators – showcasing artists, makers and crafters aged 16 and under.
The Long Table will be open as usual for excellent coffee, cake and a nourishing pay-as-you-can lunch.
To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com
Let’s support and encourage our next generation of makers and entrepreneurs.
Join us 11:00–13:00 in The Sanctuary at Brimscombe Mill.
Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.
Steve Ferbrache
Join us and our resident musician Steve Ferbrache for a delicious Friday night Summer BBQ.
Steve is one of the regions most popular and in-demand solo acoustic performers and when he’s not touring the UK & Europe with his band he Achievers, he likes nothing more than joining us at The Long Table. Steve delivers feel-good sets of laid back classics, album deep cuts and forgotten gems by some of the greatest artists of all time.
18:00-20:00 Kitchen - live music - bar ‘til 21:00
Mansfield Smith
Join us on Friday 8th May for dinner with live music from the wonderful Mansfield-Smith!
Mansfield Smith are an acoustic and electric roots music duo playing covers and original songs. They are comprised of Guy, playing acoustic and electric guitars, singing covers and his self penned songs, with Cathy playing both double bass and electric bass.
Our amazing chefs will be serving up a delicious pay-as-you-can dinner, 6-8pm, made with love and packed with seasonal flavours.
There is no need to book, just turn up! We’ll have space at the table ready for you.
Dinner with Live Music: Steve Ferbrache
Join us and our resident musician Steve Ferbrache for a delicious Friday night Summer BBQ.
Steve is one of the regions most popular and in-demand solo acoustic performers and when he’s not touring the UK & Europe with his band he Achievers, he likes nothing more than joining us at The Long Table. Steve delivers feel-good sets of laid back classics, album deep cuts and forgotten gems by some of the greatest artists of all time.
18:00-20:00 Kitchen - live music - bar ‘til 21:00
Tummyache + Philippe Nash + Takeda
A near-solstice triple bill on Thursday 18th June that will bleach your insides out and leave you happier for it. With a shared DIY ethos and making ‘from the fringe, for the fringe’ these three acts will deliver an historic night of collective power in The Sanctuary.
Tummyache
Tummyache is the art-rock/post-hardcore project of Soren Bryce, built on raw emotion, sharp lyricism and an experimental approach to alternative rock. With a sound that blends jagged guitars and vulnerable storytelling, Tummyache occupies the edge between chaos and clarity - a space where personal turmoil becomes catharsis.
Philippe Nash
Philippe Nash’s mysterious evasion of wider acclaim lives like a hidden note under the bridge of his eight string guitar. If you know, you know. Accompanied by cellist Simon Bower and strung up like the host of heartbroken songwriters he knowingly evokes (Kurt Cobain, Elliot Smith, Damien Rice) his ability to wield emotional atmospheres is as disarming as it is captivating.
Takeda
This Norwich based four-piece fuse the melodic and emotional sensibility of folk with the noise and fuzzed guitar tones of grunge. “Takeda’s music is joyously original” - Clash
Timings:
17:00-19:00: Kitchen open- pay-as-you-can as always - Bar ‘til 22:00
19:30: Tummyache, Philippe Nash + Takeda - Live in The Sanctuary
This is an intimate gig with limited spaces. Please book your tickets via the link below-
Mini Makers Market
We’re back celebrating our young creators – showcasing artists, makers and crafters aged 16 and under.
The Long Table will be open as usual for excellent coffee, cake and a nourishing pay-as-you-can lunch.
To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com
Let’s support and encourage our next generation of makers and entrepreneurs.
Join us 11:00–13:00 in The Sanctuary at Brimscombe Mill.
Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.
The Caw Presents: The Space Between Us
On Saturday 27th June at 8pm, we’re delighted to welcome the wonderful Caw to The Sanctuary, with their new show The Space Between Us!
The Caw is a Stroud-based vocal collective uniting internationally acclaimed performers with local singers. Founded by a core group of female composers, the ensemble creates and performs original works rooted in collaboration and experimentation.
Following their 2025 Neo-Ancients performance, The Caw is back with an exciting new songbook exploring The Space Between Us. Expect soaring harmonies, rich textures and music that resonates beyond the final notes.
Timings for the evening:
6-8pm: Our pay as you can dinner will be available 6-8pm, made with love and packed with delicious, seasonal flavours.
7.30pm: Doors open
8pm: The Caw will perform in The Sanctuary
This is an intimate gig with limited spaces. Please click the link below to book your tickets.
Steve Ferbrache
Join us and our resident musician Steve Ferbrache for a delicious Friday night Summer BBQ.
Steve is one of the regions most popular and in-demand solo acoustic performers and when he’s not touring the UK & Europe with his band he Achievers, he likes nothing more than joining us at The Long Table. Steve delivers feel-good sets of laid back classics, album deep cuts and forgotten gems by some of the greatest artists of all time.
18:00-20:00 Kitchen - live music - bar ‘til 21:00
Still Point: Festival Of Ambient Music
On Saturday 4th July, we’ll be in The Sanctuary, soaking in the ambience..
Still Point is a day-long festival celebrating experimental and immersive sound. The programme features ambient music performances, talks, films, field recording sessions, DJ sets, Q&As and more, with a host of exciting ambient artists and industry professionals. Come and soak up the atmosphere, talk to artists and ambient music labels and eat some fantastic food made with love from The Long Table kitchen.
Developed from a smaller event called the Ambient Label Hub which was part of the Woodbridge Ambient Music Festival last summer, Still Point brings together some of the UK’s most respected labels and artists who will be performing and answering questions about their work whether it’s releasing, collaborations or working with film and visual artists. A perfect opportunity to gain an insight into this industry or just listen to some beautiful and experimental music.
Adrian Lane | Andrew Heath (Driftworks) | Bowing | Ian Hawgood (Home Normal) | The Inventors of Aircraft | James Osland (Elm Records) | Mosaicist (Evergreen Music) | Phonsonic | Rachel Musson | restinj | rhubiqs | Simon McCorry | Slow Clinic | Harry Towell (Whitelabrecs) and more to be announced.
Mesadorm + Mara Simpson
After four years of quiet recalibration, the critically acclaimed alt-rock quintet Mesadorm have returned with the announcement that their much-anticipated third album, Comfort and Lies is set for release in June 2026.
To mark this occasion, the band will be performing across the UK this summer and we’re delighted to welcome them to The Long Table Sanctuary on Friday 17th July!
Difficult to confine to a single genre, Mesadorm exist in the spaces between art rock and dream pop. A collaborative project between five lifelong friends - Blythe Pepino, Daisy Palmer, Jo Silverston and David Johnston- their long-shared history shaped by friendship, love, rupture and reunion gives the band an intuitive chemistry, unfolding live as performances that feel both grounded and transportive.
Their debut album Heterogaster (2018) was a striking introduction that received widespread acclaim (“some of the most interesting music this year” - The Guardian) including being named ‘Album of the Year’ by BBC Introducing in the West and featured in The Guardian’s Best Contemporary Albums of the Year.
Support for this show comes from Mara Simpson
Timings:
18:00-20:00: Kitchen open- pay-as-you-can as always - Bar ‘til 22:00
20:15 - Mara Simpson
21:00 - Mesadorm
This is an intimate gig with limited spaces. Click the link below to book your tickets.
Mini Makers Market
We’re back celebrating our young creators – showcasing artists, makers and crafters aged 16 and under.
The Long Table will be open as usual for excellent coffee, cake and a nourishing pay-as-you-can lunch.
To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com
Let’s support and encourage our next generation of makers and entrepreneurs.
Join us 11:00–13:00 in The Sanctuary at Brimscombe Mill.
Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.
Mini Makers Market
We’re back celebrating our young creators – showcasing artists, makers and crafters aged 16 and under.
The Long Table will be open as usual for excellent coffee, cake and a nourishing pay-as-you-can lunch.
To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com
Let’s support and encourage our next generation of makers and entrepreneurs.
Join us 11:00–13:00 in The Sanctuary at Brimscombe Mill.
Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.
Sanctum | Lili Holland-Fricke + The Leaflets
Join us for a night of sonic explorations on Friday 6th March.
Lili Holland-Fricke is an experimental cellist and songwriter whose work explores the outer edges of her instrument, weaving introspective, dreamlike fragments into gently unsettling sonic worlds. She released her debut album ‘dear alien’ - a collaborative project with producer Sean Rogan - with Melodic Records last November.
‘…an unexpected take on the meeting of improvised sound and avant-songwriting, buzzing with a quiet energy that both shields the listener from and submerges them in a distinctively contemporary discomfort ‘- The Quietus
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The Leaflets - Nobody knows the true identity of the secretive 'Leaf’ whose leaflets remain shrouded in mystery and myth. What is known is that their music is terrifying and captivating in equal measure’ a pressure cooker mix of guitar, industrial acoustic beats, heady samples, and something a whole lot stranger.
18:00-20:00: Kitchen open - pay-as-you-can as always. Bar open ‘til 22:00
20:00: Sanctum live in The Sanctuary
The Burway
Join us for a night of amazing live music and delicious food.
Our pay as you can dinner will be served from 6pm, with a menu full of flavour, generosity, and community spirit.
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.
Come as you are. Eat well. Pay as you can. Stay for the music.
Food & Music 18:00-20:00
Mini Makers Market
We’re back celebrating our young creators – showcasing artists, makers and crafters aged 16 and under.
The Long Table will be open as usual for excellent coffee, cake and a nourishing pay-as-you-can lunch.
To book a table please contact nancy@thelongtableonline.com
Let’s support and encourage our next generation of makers and entrepreneurs.
Join us 11:00–13:00 in The Sanctuary at Brimscombe Mill.
Come along and support our young artisans and craftspeople from 11:00-13:00 @ Brimscombe Mill.
Department Presents: House Music Fundraiser For silver lining Brain Injury Charity
Note: This event is now a free event, and will be held in The Cloisters at 8pm.
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 event is raising funds for The Silver Lining Brain Injury Charity. 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!
7pm: Live Music from Rich Dickinson and D Force
8pm-10pm: Department Presents DJs, Live in The Cloisters
This is now a free event.
See you there!
Rich Dickinson and d force
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.
Half Term Family Silent Disco
Shhh… it’s a Silent Disco!
Bring your favourite people, join us for a delicious dinner and have a boogie in good company!
Headset tickets:
🎧 Cover the hire cost
🎧 On us – no stress
Give us a heads-up by booking early – it helps us get the right number of headsets and keeps the disco magic flowing.
It’s going to be joyful, messy, magical, and just the right amount of weird. You bring the moves. We’ll bring the music.
Apres-Ski disco!
Please note: The date of this event has changed to Saturday 7th February 2026
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!
Our 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.
We can’t wait!
Live Music: Ordinary Folk
We’re delighted to welcome 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.
Sanctum | Zyggurat + Tullis Rennie
Join us for a night of sonic explorations.
Zyggurat is an electronic music project by Pete Grimshaw on modular synthesizer with Sam Wooster on trumpet and Nathan England-Jones on drums. With releases on Clay Pipe Music and Old Technology, the band havereceived acclaim for their skilful and spontaneous modular synth performances, drawing special praise for the sonic interplay between the synth work, extended trumpet techniques and the organic flow of the drums.
Tullis Rennie is an electronic musician, improvising trombonist, composer, and field recordist who "foregrounds the act of listening as an active component in the creation of musical experience” (The Wire Magazine). His latest album Safe Operating Space (Efpi Records) is a hybrid of club music and acoustic free improvisation that results in "boundary-pushing electronica... as if we were listening to an intergalactic visitor’s attempt at appropriating the dancefloor" (theQuietus), in which the musicreflects on themes such as global heating, AI-generated deepfakes, family life, and Kate Bush.
A delicious pay as you can dinner will be served from 6-8pm.
Sanctum will start at 8pm in the Sanctuary
Winter Songs Feast
We warmly invite you to the table for a festive celebration of food and song!
Feast on a special menu full of delicious seasonal flavours while enjoying performances from a selection of incredible local musicians by candlelight. These include Andrew Davie (Bears Den), Songs From The Porch, Mara Simpson, Aellin, Arbouring, Will Stokes (Voka Gentle) and more! Each will perform a winter song or carol interspersed with contemplative seasonal readings.
It’s going to be completely magical and we can wait for you to join us.
The Sanctuary Series: Jonathon Porritt
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.
Sir Jonathon Porritt CBE, renowned environmentalist and founder of Forum for the Future, joins the Sanctuary Series to discuss the themes of his powerful new book Hope in Hell: Love, Anger and the Fight for the Planet. Drawing on decades at the forefront of environmental action, he explores what it means to stay hopeful and determined in the face of climate crisis.
Winter Jazz Feast
We warmly invite you to the table for an evening of delicious food and incredible live music! Tuck in to a special feasting menu full of mouthwatering seasonal flavours accompanied by a lively jazz trio.
Longtime friends of The Long Table, Just The Two Of Us return with their signature funky jazz, R&B and blues. Saxophonist Joe Carey is a clutch player, a veteran of large stages and small, who always brings a new twist to an old tune. Guitarist Ben Rosow is an American expat with Jazz/Blues/New Orleans funk/Big Band and L.A. Country credentials.
It’s going to be a magical night and we can’t wait for you to join us!
Sanctum | CURTAIN TWITCHER + GRANDAD + Iridal
Join us for a night of sonic explorations.
Sheffield based female electronic duo Sophie Stone and Grace Griffin generate corrupted downtempo post Balearic chug pulses and wobbles, throbs and twitches- full of fat noises and bolshy Moogery. It's human and appealingly analogue. More Delia Derbyshire's Radiophonic Workshop than DAF, More Tangerine Dream than Depeche Mode. Not your average bloketronica.
“Northern Electro at its mesmerising best” - Now Then Magazine
“Love it! Electronic wonkiness at its finest” - Richard Norris (The Grid)
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Experimenting in different styles of music and with different bands, Stroud-based Iridal draws from everything he has learnt over the years- from starting out as a Drum and Bass DJ in Torquay to running a club night for 2 years at the end of the 90s and early 2000s. Wearing his influences on his sleeve, Iridal brings a rich and playful helping of breakbeat, trance and dance to the table with the feel of Orbital and Kiasmos.
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Stroud favourite GRANDAD returns with their signature sonic maximalism for an attention deficit age. Featuring electronic skulduggery, shoehorned geetar riffs and occasional coordinated bits, this is a line up not to be missed!
Mini Makers Market
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.
Christmas Ceilidh
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!
Timings:
6-8pm – Kitchen open - Bar ‘till late!
7.30-10pm – Live band and dancing!
The Sanctuary Series : Marc Jobst X Edith Bowman
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.
SANCTUM | GWENIFER RAYMOND + Jacob Lovatt and Christopher Haddow
Join us for a night of sonic exploration.
Welsh guitarist Gwenifer Raymond conjures sparse American primitive instrumentals drawn from the roots music of Mississippi and Appalachia. Influenced by the likes of Skip James, John Fahey, Roscoe Holcomb and John Hurt her latest release, 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.
‘A profound talent’ - The Guardian
‘Raymond’s mastery of her instruments is unmatched’ - The Quietus
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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
A delicious pay as you can dinner will be served from 6-8pm.
Sanctum will start at 8pm in the Sanctuary
Samba Drum Workshop with Simbora
Did somebody say Samba?
Feel the rhythm with this drumming workshop from Stroud Samba group, Simbora!
Free and open to all, you’ll learn how to create a variety of lively rhythms and grooves in a friendly and welcoming environment.
All drums provided, just turn up and have a go!
Percussion Night
Join us 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.
ACAPELLIES - Wildsong
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
Tickets will be limited for this one so be sure to secure your seat at the event!
17:00–19:00 – Our Kitchen & Bar serves a delicious pay-as-you-can meal. Bar open till 21:30.
19:30 – Acapellies performance in The Sanctuary.
Mini Makers Market
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.
Family Silent Disco
Shhh… it’s a Silent Disco!
A chance for the whole family to shine on the dance floor.
Bring your favourite people, join us for a delicious dinner and have a boogie in good company!
Kid friendly tunes will be played if you want to bring your little ones along.
Headset tickets:
🎧 Cover the cost
🎧 On us – no stress
Give us a heads-up by booking early – it helps us get the right number of headsets and keeps the disco magic flowing.
When?
Thursday 30th Oct, 5-9pm
Food available from 5-7pm
It’s going to be joyful, messy, magical, and just the right amount of weird. You bring the moves. We’ll bring the music.
Open DJ Workshop
Drop by on Wednesday 29th October and have a go on the decks with our free DJ workshop run by Stuart Day, 2-4pm!
Using CDJs, a laptop and a digital vinyl system, you’ll get hands on and learn the basics of mixing music. It’s designed with young people in mind- but open to all ages and abilities.
Whether you’re a curious beginner or just want to have some fun trying something new, come and get stuck in.
No booking needed- just turn up!
Cotswold Sculptors Indoor Exhibition
As part of this year’s Autumn Trail, the Cotswold Sculptors Association invite visitors to a special exhibition to be held Saturday 18th October-Sunday 26th October inclusive (CLOSED MONDAYS)
You’ll be able to explore a wonderful variety of sculptures from 48 of our member-artists, working in a range of mediums such as bronze, ceramics, stone, wood, metal and found materials. Some focus on figurative subjects such as people, animals and nature, whilst other pieces are more abstract.
The exhibition is free to enjoy and you’ll be able to buy refreshments on site from the Long Table. There is parking on site but please use public transport or lift sharing, if you can. Kids are very welcome but there will be delicate works on show so please help them take care.
Special demo day: Saturday 25th October
Visit on this day to see and interact with some of our artists whose work is featured in the exhibition.
Many sculptures will be available to buy either as unique pieces or limited special editions. 15% of sales go to The Long Table.
The Cotswold Sculptors are a not-for-profit collective of mainly local artists, coming together to share our passion for sculpture. Visit their website at www.cotswoldsculptorsasssociation.com
SANCTUM | Balo + Dominie Hooper
Join us 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.”
Our 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
The Bob Porter Project
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
Mini Makers Market
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.
Dobunni ceilidh
Our friends Da Hootin’ Whoopin’ Dobunni! are back for a mesmerizing evening of ceilidh dancing and live music!
Immerse yourself in a mixture of circle, partner and set dances. If this will be your first time joining in, don’t worry - the dances are fun and easy to learn.
Da Hootin’ Whoopin’ Dobunni are a new band playing traditional folk tunes from around the British Isles and beyond. Their line-up includes violins, flute, guitar, double bass and percussion along with the caller.
18:00-20:00 – Kitchen, Bar ‘till late!
19:30-22:00 – Live band and dancing!
The Sanctuary Series : CHRIS SMAJE
Brimscombe Mill hosts The Sanctuary Series; bringing together visionary thinkers, change makers, and creatives to spark dialogue and inspire action on themes of economic justice, sustainability, community, and the arts.
How we can meet the challenges of our age by moving away from the political and economic philosophies of both the left and right? How can we move to a more equitable re-organization of society, economy, land and food production, driven by the local community rather than a central government?
Today, society and government are still asking what our country can yield, and in what quantity. They do so because in a sense we are still living in conquest-based societies.
Farmer Chris Smaje argues that work and production should rest on commitments struck in the community rather than deals in a market. We need a concept of shared common good, of what life is for. Ultimately, we should build a sense of future possibility around local ecological societies dedicated to human and ecological wellbeing.
Much of the global damage to the environment has arisen not because people were there in the landscape, but because they weren’t. It’s time to hospice modernity and build a green Earth rising.
In his book, Chris discusses what this society and landscape might look like in the near future and longer term.
Join us for a special Pay-As-You-Can meal at The Long Table beforehand and the bar will be open all evening.
The talk and Q&A will begin at 19:30.
Rich Dickinson’s Driving Force
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
All welcome.