Events Diary
Sundays, 11am - 2pm: Sumac Sunday Brunch
Every Sunday - £5 at Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St NG7 6HX. Details on Veggies website.
Tue 27 Oct, 7pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Ruddington
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion with the Parish Council at St Peter's Rooms, Church Street NG11 6HD. Register for free tickets.
Wed 28 Oct, 2pm & 7pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Sherwood
Screenings of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion at St Martin's Church, 12 Trevose Gardens NG5 3FU.
Wed 28 Oct, 7pm: Hope is a Word + Q&A
Film at Nottingham Central Library, Carrington St NG1 7FH, as part of Green Libraries Week. About the power of poetry for environmental resistance in Nigeria. Followed by online discussion with Nigerian activist Nnimmo Bassey. £2-10 - book on Mammoth website.
28 Oct - 7 Nov: Energy Efficiency Workshops
Free workshops organised by Nottingham Energy Partnership as part of a regional Festival of Retrofit. Register on Home Energy Advice Hub.
Fri 30 Oct, 7pm: Critical Mass Bike Ride
Meet 6.45pm outside the Bell Inn, Old Market Square NG1 6HL for bike ride from 7pm to 8pm. (Last Friday of the month.) See nottscriticalmass on Facebook.
Sat 31 Oct, 7pm: A Dairy Story + Q&A
Film at Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP. Follows a conventional family dairy farm transformed over 20 years to organic, regenerative, cow-with-calf dairy system. Followed by Q&A with local farmers moving from dairy to agroforestry. £2-£10 - book on Mammoth website.
Sun 1 Nov, 11am: People's Emergency Briefing, Canalhouse
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion with Free Thought Forum at Canalhouse, 50 Canal St NG1 7EH. Register for free tickets.
Mon 2 Nov, 7pm: NO to Nuclear
Book review with the author Linda Pentz Gunter who argues that nuclear power is too slow, too expensive and too dangerous. At Five Leaves Bookshop, 14a Long Row NG1 2DH. £3 or £14.99 with book. Book on Five Leaves website.
Mon 2 Nov, 7pm: People's Emergency Briefing, East Leake
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion. Organised by South Rushcliffe Climate Action Network at St Mary's Church, Main St LE12 6PB. Refreshments from 6.30pm.
Tue 3 Nov, 6pm: People Planet Pint
Sustainability Meetup organised by a national company working with small businesses. Nottingham group meets at Angel Microbrewery, 7 Stoney St NG1 1LG (first Tuesdays). Free, but donations requested.
Wed 4 Nov, 6.30pm: Whole House Retrofit experiences
Hear from people who have improved their homes and local industry experts. At Central Library, Carrington St NG1 7FH. Register on Home Energy Advice Hub.
Wed 4 Nov, 7.30pm: EMCCA Climate Coalition
Online meeting for environmental campaign groups in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to ensure the new MetroMayor Claire Ward prioritises action on the climate and nature emergencies. (First Wednesdays.) Register on Action Network.
Fri 6 Nov, 7pm: Forever is Now
Film at Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP. Follows Irish Green Party leader and Cabinet Minister advocating for renewable energy and climate justice for the Global South as public interest in climate issues wanes. £2-£10 - book on Mammoth website.
Sat 7 Nov, 1.45pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Beeston
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion with Nottingham Humanists. At Highfields Fire Station, Hassocks Lane NG9 2GQ. Free but donations requested.
Sat 7 Nov, 3pm: People's Emergency Briefing, The Park
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion at Park Hive, Tattershall Drive NG7 1BX. Register for free tickets.
Sun 8 Nov, 10am - 2pm: Carrington Farmers' Market
Carrington Farmers' Market, 10am - 2pm, 2nd Sundays, St John's Church Grounds, Mansfield Rd NG5 2DP. Details on Facebook.
Sun 8 Nov, 2-5pm: Crowdsourced solar information
Free drop-in for people to share information about solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, insulation. At Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP. Details: Mammoth website.
Mon 9 Nov, 7pm: New Cycle Bridge over the Trent
Online presentation of a proposal for a new foot-cycle bridge across the River Trent from the former power station site at Ratcliffe on Soar to the Chetwynd Barracks Regeneration site. It could also link to the River Soar Trail, Erewash Valley Trail and Trent Valley Way. Organised by Pedals, Nottingham's cycling campaign, and the office of James Naish MP. Details on Pedals website.
Tue 10 Nov, 7.30pm: Nottm FoE online
Nottingham Friends of the Earth monthly meeting: 7.30pm, second Tuesday of the month. EMAIL nottinghamfoe @ hotmail.com for information.
Wed 11 Nov, 7pm: Better Buses East Midlands (2nd Wednesdays)
Online campaign meeting. Details: transitionchesterfield @ yahoo.co.uk
Wed 11 Nov, 7.30pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Carlton
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion at Sacred Heart Church, 93 Carlton Hill NG4 1FP. Register for free tickets.
Sat 12 Nov, 7pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Gedling
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion with Gedling Climate Change Group. At All Hallows Church, Arnold Lane NG4 4BE. Register for free tickets.
Sat 14 Nov, 10am - 2.30pm: Sherwood Vegan Market
Sherwood Vegan Market, 10am - 2.30pm, 2nd Saturdays, Sherwood United Reformed Church, Edwards Lane NG5 3AA. Details on website.
Sat 14 Nov, 2-5pm: Nottingham Fixers Repair Cafe
At Sherwood Methodist Church, 4 Devon Drive NG5 2EN. Learn how to fix things instead of throwing them away. For electrical items you need to book. Details on Facebook.
Sat 14 Nov, 7pm: We, the Hated + Q&A
Film at Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP. An intimate portrait of Just Stop Oil protestors. Followed by Q&A with the Director. £2-£10 - book on Mammoth website.
Tue 17 Nov, 6.30pm: Stand Up To Racism
Monthly meeting at Global Lounge, NTU, Goldsmith St NG1 5JT. (Hybrid meeting: online or in-person.) Details: info@nottmsutr.co.uk
Wed 18 Nov, 10.30am: People's Emergency Briefing, Gedling
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion with Gedling Climate Change Group. At All Hallows Church, Arnold Lane NG4 4BE. Register for free tickets.
Fri 20 Nov, 7pm: How to Live on Earth
Film at Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP. Explores our vital connection to nature. £2-£10 - book on Mammoth website.
Wed 25 Nov, 7.30pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Beeston
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion. At Beeston Methodist Church, Chilwell Rd NG9 1EH. Register for free tickets.
Thu 26 Nov, 6.30pm: Green Festival Planning Meeting
Hybrid planning meetings on fourth Thursdays at 6.30pm at Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St NG7 6HX. To join on Zoom contact info@nottmgreenfest.org.uk Details on Sumac website.
Fri 27 Nov, 10.30am: People's Emergency Briefing, Radcliffe on Trent
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion with RoT Parish Council. At Grange Hall, Vicarage Lane NG12 2FB. Register for free tickets.
Sun 29 Nov, 1pm: Eternal Snow
Film at Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP as part of Nottingham Film Festival. Compares two brothers in Nepal, one a porter for Everest tourists, the other a Buddhist monk. £2-£10 - book on Mammoth website.
Sun 29 Nov, 3.15pm: Environmental Shorts
Films at Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP as part of Nottingham Film Festival. £2-£10 - book on Mammoth website.
Wed 2 Dec, 6pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Sneinton Market
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion. At Blend, Unit 30 NG1 1DW. Register for free tickets.
Sat 5 Dec, 7pm: Strangers in Our Land + Q&A
At Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St NG1 3AP. Two short documentaries exploring human relationship with land: The Last English Poacher and Folk Who Roam. Followed by discussion with the Director. £2-10 - book on Mammoth website.
Sun 6 Dec, 6-9.30pm: Greenpeace Xmas Social
Greenpeace Nottingham Christmas Social. In the Mezzanine Bar at Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad St NG1 3AL. Details: greenpeacenottm@gmail.com
Mon 7 Dec, 1pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Beeston
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion. At Middle Street Resource Centre NG9 2AR. Register for free tickets.
Thu 7 Jan 2027, 6pm: People's Emergency Briefing, Hyson Green
Screening of the National Emergency Briefing film plus discussion at New Art Exchange, 39 Gregory Boulevard NG7 6BE. This follows the monthly community meal at 5pm.See PEBnotts for ticket details.
Sun 12 Sep 2027, noon - 6pm: Nottingham Green Festival
Nottingham Green Festival: 2nd Sunday in September, The Arboretum, Waverley St NG7 4HF. Details: Green Festival website.