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.
Speakers:
Gulwali Passarlay
Author of The Lightless Sky, Gunwale shares his story of escape from the Taliban in Afghanistan to finding safety in the UK as a twelve year old child refugee. He shares wisdom and information with a dry sense of humour; attributes that have seen him overcome prisons, border controls, refrigerated lorries and more to get to where he is today; a world-renowned author, spokesperson and international speaker on behalf of refugees globally.
Donna Easton
We've been sold joy as a ’nice to have'. Donna Easton is a Joyologist and Founder of The Joy Mark and their work begins from the opposite premise: joy is the mechanism, not the reward. This session is about what shifts when we stop postponing it. Expect something warm and genuinely useful. An honest, grounded conversation about why joy is one of the most strategic things a person can take seriously, and how to start.
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.
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.
Speakers:
Gulwali Passarlay
Author of The Lightless Sky, Gunwale shares his story of escape from the Taliban in Afghanistan to finding safety in the UK as a twelve year old child refugee. He shares wisdom and information with a dry sense of humour; attributes that have seen him overcome prisons, border controls, refrigerated lorries and more to get to where he is today; a world-renowned author, spokesperson and international speaker on behalf of refugees globally.
Donna Easton
We've been sold joy as a ’nice to have'. Donna Easton is a Joyologist and Founder of The Joy Mark and their work begins from the opposite premise: joy is the mechanism, not the reward. This session is about what shifts when we stop postponing it. Expect something warm and genuinely useful. An honest, grounded conversation about why joy is one of the most strategic things a person can take seriously, and how to start.
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.
