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The Poetry of Suicide, with JT Welsch

Thursday, 14th May, 2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£3.00 - £20.00
'Suicides have a special language', Anne Sexton wrote in her 1964 poem 'Wanting to Die'. But is it a language we can learn to read? [...]

Irish Group Discusses The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr

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 [...]

Witchcraft & Paganism Book Club Book discusses A Spell in the Wild by Alice Tarbuck

Tuesday, 19th May, 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 [...]

A Book of Psalms, poetry book launch with Alan Baker, supported by Caroline Stancer and Maria Taylor

Thursday, 21st May, 2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£4.00 - £10.00
A Book of Psalms is about a life retrieved in which the commonplace is made new in poetry and everyday experience is undramatically revealed as approaching [...]

Queer Nottingham, now we celebrate the 90s and this century!

Friday, 22nd May, 2026    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
£3.00 - £10.00
Last year we celebrated the 60s, 70s and 80s, now we come nearly up to date, with the music, the debates, the nightlife, the law, [...]

Book Launch for Devils in the Details, with Rory Waterman and others FULLY BOOKED, see below for waiting list

  Hello - this event is fully booked, if you want to go on our cancellation list please email events@fiveleaves.co.uk We welcome back Rory Waterman [...]

A Barrister for the Earth with Monica Feria-Tinta

Wednesday, 27th May, 2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£4.00 - £11.00
Can a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law? How do we redefine a ‘right to life’? Join pioneering [...]

Fiction Book Group reads: Carol (The Price of Salt) by Patricia Highsmith

Thursday, 28th May, 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 [...]

Organizing Amazon in Britain and America, with Tom Vickers and Jonathan Rosenblum

Sunday, 31st May, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
£0.00 - £5.00
This session is about how workers at Amazon in the UK and in the USA are trying to organise against a fiercely anti-union company, and [...]

Your Presence is a Danger to Your Life with Samar Yazbek and translator Leri Price

Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£5.00 - £16.99
Join us for an evening with Syrian writer, journalist and campaigner Samar Yazbek and her translator Leri Price as they discuss their new book Your [...]
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