Reasons to be Cheerful

We are back at Blue Earth Summit this year for a 2 day residency bringing you thought-provoking panels and energising talks designed to spark optimism and action in the face of global challenges. Across two evenings, we’ll be joined by some incredible speakers, activists, creators and more.

Session Schedule
Wednesday 14th October (4-6pm) – Panel discussion. Theme: Art changes things. Spoken word set.
Thursday 15th October (4-6pm) – Panel discussion. Theme: Small brands, big impact. Comedy set.

All speakers to be announced soon.

Ticket Options

• £100 – Individual session ticket

• £150 – Full access to both sessions

***All session tickets include full access to the rest of Blue Earth Summit (on the day of your chosen session, or on all 3 days if you buy the full access ticket) giving you the freedom to explore everything the summit has to offer..***

Each session is limited to 150 places.

Let’s gather, listen, and imagine a more hopeful future. Together.

Find out more about Blue Earth Summit - https://blueearthsummit.com

You will receive your ticket from Blue Earth Summit a week before the event.

Payment plans available - pay a 25% deposit now, then the remaining balance over two transactions, one in a months time and the rest in two months. Email us for more info - hello@reasonstobecheerful.co.uk

No refunds.

As the evenings draw in, we gather closer.

Commune is an invitation to slow down with the season. To step out of the noise and into warmth, stories, and shared presence. A place where flickering firelight, thoughtful words, and music create space to rest and reconnect.

This autumn edition of Commune welcomes the turning toward darker days. As summer fades and we begin to cosy down for autumn and winter, it’s a moment to settle in, reflect, and draw comfort from community. A gentle pause before the year quietens. A chance to listen more deeply, speak more honestly, and feel held by the warmth of others.

Commune is intentionally intimate and affordable. A small gathering, shaped with care. Two speakers. Stories to nourish, music to ground, and time for real conversation. Expect drinks and nibbles, the glow of a campfire, and an atmosphere that feels more like a shared hearth than an event.

Warmth, connection, and the simple pleasure of being together as the season turns.

Line-up to be announced very soon.

Date: 12th September 2026
Time: 6.30–10.00pm

Address:
20 Moira Road
Donisthorpe
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE12 7QE

We’re ideally connected for travel, with easy train routes from London, the South West, and the North. The nearest station is Tamworth, and parking is available at the event.

Please note: no dogs.

Gather by the fire, listen deeply, share stories, and leave feeling quietly restored.

Spaces are limited. We’d love to have you with us.

Please note this is an eBook file. You’ll receive the download once purchased, and it can then be opened on any eReader, Kindle or in iBooks.

Our best selling Annuals are back for the fourth year! Jam packed full of joyful stories, poems, recipes and playlists to ensure you end your year on a high.

Reasons to be Cheerful - The Annual.

Volume four.

Remember those Beano annuals you’d get each year? Or for the younger generation, Harry Potter or Doctor Who (the two firm favourites in our household).

We’re all adults now, and we miss them. So we thought we’d make our own. A collection of inspiring, emotive, uplifting stories. A way to document and commemorate 2023.

This Annual pulls together stories our community, alongside playlists, recipes, how-to’s, tutorials and interviews. If you bought last years Annual, you’ll know what to expect.

Our best selling Annuals are back for the fourth year! Jam packed full of joyful stories, poems, recipes and playlists to ensure you end your year on a high.

Reasons to be Cheerful - The Annual.

Volume four.

Remember those Beano annuals you’d get each year? Or for the younger generation, Harry Potter or Doctor Who (the two firm favourites in our household).

We’re all adults now, and we miss them. So we thought we’d make our own. A collection of inspiring, emotive, uplifting stories. A way to document and commemorate 2023.

This Annual pulls together stories our community, alongside playlists, recipes, how-to’s, tutorials and interviews. If you bought last years Annual, you’ll know what to expect.

This year, we’re doing things a little differently so this Annual will be smaller than the previous years, and a much lower cost too. We’ll be rejigging how we publish over 2024, so this is the first little taster of what’s to come.

If you wish to gift this item, drop us an email to hello@reasonstobecheerful.co.uk and we can add a handwritten note on your behalf.

The Annual is a certified climate neutral print product for which carbon emissions have been calculated and offset.

Our best selling Annuals are back for the third year! Jam packed full of joyful stories, poems, recipes and playlists to ensure you end your year on a high.

Reasons to be Cheerful - The Annual.

Volume three.

Remember those Beano annuals you’d get each year? Or for the younger generation, Harry Potter or Doctor Who (the two firm favourites in our household).

We’re all adults now, and we miss them. So we thought we’d make our own. A collection of inspiring, emotive, uplifting stories. Some of our old favourites from the blog this year, alongside lots of new voices. A way to document and commemorate 2022.

This Annual pulls together stories our community, alongside playlists, recipes, how-to’s, tutorials and interviews. If you bought last years Annual, you’ll know what to expect.

This is an eBook. The eBook will be sent to your email after checkout, and is readable on any eBook reader (iBooks, Kindle etc). If you have any problems please email us at hello@reasonstobecheerful.co.uk