Fifteen rounds with Horace, with Aidan Everett
Tuesday, 16th June, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£5.00 - £10.99
Join us for a lively evening discussing the Roman poet Horace: his life, times and language Horace's Odes, with their wide-ranging themes encompassing love, friendship [...]
Green Thinking: Unlearning Outdated Ideas in Science, Economics and Politics, with Natalie Bennett
Thursday, 18th June, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£3.00 - £19.00
We welcome back Natalie Bennett, former Leader of the Green Party Tonight she will talk about unlearning, discarding damaging, outdated ideas deeply rooted in our societies. [...]
Smoke, with Alexis Gregory and You Are Loved
Friday, 19th June, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Alexis Gregory is an LGBTQ+ theatre maker and writer. His plays have been seen in the West End, across London, toured the UK, translated for [...]
Contested Commons, protest in Britain with Katrina Navickas
Tuesday, 23rd June, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£0.00 - £20.00
Katrina Navickas presents a radical history of England, Contested Commons is a gripping overview of increasingly restrictive policing and legislation against protest in public spaces. [...]
Fiction Book Group reads: Beloved by Toni Morrison
Thursday, 25th June, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£0.00
Our book group is open to all. Attend every meeting, occasionally or just once in your life. All we ask is that you read the [...]
Irish Group Discusses The Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Monday, 29th June, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£0.00
Our book group is open to all- you do not have to be Irish to attend. Attend every meeting, occasionally or just once in your [...]
Dandelions summer poetry, with Amy Acre
Twice a year the poetry group Dandelions takes over the bookshop with a combination of a guest poet and (bookable) open mic. We're usually fully [...]
The Great British River: our waterways and river wildlife, an illustrated talk by Jack Perks
Tuesday, 7th July, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£5.00 - £20.00
We welcome back local natural history photographer Jack Perks to our second summer nature series From sparkling springs and babbling brooks to urban canals and [...]
QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT - an evening with Candice Carty-Williams
Wednesday, 8th July, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£5.00 - £20.00
Candice Carty-Williams took the publishing industry by storm in 2019 with her debut, Queenie, which was a Sunday Times Bestseller, a novel that critics called [...]
Witchcraft & Paganism Book Club Book discusses Magic for the Resistance by Michael M. Hughes
Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£0.00
A reading group for those interested in Paganism, folklore, the history of witchcraft, and magic. The group is open to anyone who would like to [...]