Bearcat Collective

18/06/2026

LINE UP NEWS!!

We're over the moon to reveal some last minute live music bookings and show off our line up poster!!!

Prepare for some incredible headliners new to Green Gathering, supported by festival favourites and upcoming acts, in our signature eclectic medley of genres, packed with love and rage.

Joining She Drew The Gun, Madame Gandhi, Will Varley, 3 Daft Monkeys, Millie Manders & the Shutup, Seize the Day & more…

ZION TRAIN
One of the most unique and enjoyable live dub acts on the planet.

SUNTOU SUSSO & THE GAMBIAN SUPERSTARS
The Future is Ancestral. Kora virtuoso, bringing the sunshine to transport you to the Gambia!

ARCADIA ROOTS
Psychedelic rock meets the deep pulse of roots reggae - raw and elemental, uplifting, trance-like. Songs with a message, music to move to.

TARANTISM
Acoustic energy of Irish whistles and folk melodies with electric, p***y dub basslines and techno-influenced beats

THE DEAD REDS
Prepare for a psychedelic blues journey!

FOLKLAW
Foot-tapping folk-rock from the Cotswolds that gets hearts smiling and festival crowds jumping

FOSSILHEADS
Hilariously clever Green Gathering favourites, possibly the greatest ever climate crisis cabaret duo whose names both begin with an ‘R’

EFA SUPERTRAMP
Folk-punk grrrrl armed with an acoustic guitar, powerful voice and plenty to say - in English and Welsh

KILLDREN
When a DIY folk-punk firebrand and a free party veteran decide they've had enough — and make an absolute racket about it

SIAN’S MUSIC BOX
Get ready for carnival vibes with a DJ set weaving Afro-Latin rhythms through house, global bass, broken beat, and disco

MATTANA
Global bass DJ, combining underground sounds with tropical flavours

Full line-up here: https://www.greengathering.org.uk/line-up/

Got your tickets yet? Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of music, community and inspiration! 💚🌟✨

Madame Gandhi, She drew the gun , Will Varley , Black Water County, Mark Thomass, Zion Train, Suntou Susso Music, Millie Manders and The Shutup, 3 Daft Monkeys, Sound of the Sirens, Cynefin, Carnival Collective, Seize The Day, The Dead Reds, Dragonsfly,

18/06/2026

🐴🌿 A WEEK OF HORSEPOWER & COMMUNITY 🌿🐴 What an incredible week at the Green Scythe Fair!

All week our horses and carts were busy helping bring the event to life, transporting everything from marquee poles, signs, plumbing supplies and compost toilet panels, right through to glasses for the bar and countless other bits of infrastructure stored over the winter on a local farm.

The horses didn’t just move equipment either. They helped transport people around the site, carried freshly cut hay from scything demonstrations and workshops, and even helped inspire the next generation, with several youngsters getting the chance to learn the basics of driving a horse and cart. 🐴💚

Meanwhile, all around the site, volunteers were building, painting, repairing, lifting, creating and problem-solving. Shared meals, endless cups of tea, plenty of laughter and a wonderful sense of teamwork kept everyone going through some very hot days! ☀️

The Green Scythe Fair is a beautiful example of what can happen when a community comes together with a shared purpose. Hundreds of volunteer hours, traditional skills, sustainable practices and a lot of goodwill transform an empty field into something truly special.

And what a fair day it was! 🌿

Sunday was absolutely bustling, full of families, music, workshops, conversations, demonstrations and smiling faces. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying this unique volunteer-led event and celebrating low-impact, community-focused living.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make it happen, whether you pulled a rope, hammered a peg, drove a horse, shared a meal, visited a stall or simply came along and supported the day.

We’re already looking forward to next year. 💚♻️🐴

16/06/2026

💚 Wow, what a wonderfully busy Green Scythe Fair! ♻️ Our SwapShop tent & Toy Teepee were buzzing from start to finish. At least two members of our event crew were constantly hanging clothes back onto the rails all day long because items were flying off them as quickly as we could put them out!

Over the weekend we rehomed approximately 750kg of donations ♻️ — keeping quality items out of landfill, making them affordable, and raising valuable funds for The Honesty Jar project.

A huge thank you to our fantastic team: Sam, Kimmy, Jane, Andy, Julia and Maz, with extra help from Marisa during the setup day beforehand.

Events like this take a huge amount of work behind the scenes — sorting, packing, loading, transporting, setting up, staffing, packing down and unloading again. We couldn’t do it without our amazing volunteers.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who visited, donated items, took treasures home, and contributed financially. Your support makes a genuine difference to our small independent community reuse project on the Somerset/Dorset border and helps us continue keeping resources in circulation and accessible for those who need them most.

Thank you for helping us turn unwanted items into community benefit 💚♻️
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13/05/2026

15/04/2026

Understand mental health, build resilience and learn practical ways to support yourself and others in everyday life.

Community Training Project: Subsidised training open to all - Including youth leaders, home carers, group coordinators, retail workers, volunteers and anyone supporting others in the community.

Two subjects available in this series:
Managing Mental Wellness
Useful Sign & Non-Verbal Communication Skills

Courses are separate events on eventbrite — but attendees are welcome (and encouraged) to book both.

Overview
This Mental Wellness course offers a clear, practical introduction to some of the most common mental health conditions and how they affect day-to-day life.

Using a mix of guided discussion, short film clips and interactive exercises, we explore mental health in an accessible, supportive way — focusing on understanding, communication and real-world coping strategies.

The session looks at conditions such as Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Anxiety and Schizophrenia, helping participants understand what these experiences can look like, how treatment works, and how behaviour and emotional changes can be managed with care and compassion.

This is a safe space to ask questions, including about specific real-life situations. The aim is not diagnosis, but confidence — helping people feel better equipped to support themselves, their families, colleagues and communities.

All participants receive a comprehensive information pack and further learning guide to support ongoing learning after the session.

The course is delivered by Chris of Simply Training, a highly regarded specialist who delivers over 220 sessions a year to professional care organisations across mental health, learning disability and behavioural support settings.

What You’ll Learn
Identifying common mental health conditions at a community level
How mental health treatments work (medication and therapy)
Understanding behaviour, emotional variation and resilience
Practical approaches to care, nurture and support

Dates & Times
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
13:00–15:30 — Face to face (Henstridge)
18:00–20:00 — Online via Zoom

Face to face (daytime): £15
Online (evening via Zoom): £8

Venue (face to face):
The Honesty Jar Fundraising Office,
Grassroots Garden Centre, Henstridge, BA8 0SA
(Access via the Honesty Jar shop or level access from the garden car park)
Refreshments: Basic refreshments provided

Booking: Advance booking required — numbers are limited

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bearcat-collective-the-honesty-jar-project-34025578385
BOOKING NOW OPEN

Sponsorship: Full sponsorship available for those on a low income — please message to enquire

15/04/2026

Discover how non-verbal communication and simple signing can transform everyday interactions and understanding.

Community Training Project: Subsidised sessions open to all - Including youth leaders, home carers, group coordinators, retail workers, volunteers and anyone supporting others in the community.

Two subjects available in this series:
Mental Wellness
Useful Signing & Communication Skills
Courses are separate events on eventbrite — but attendees are welcome (and encouraged) to book both.

Overview
We communicate far more through body language, gesture, facial expression and tone than through words alone — yet this is often overlooked.

This course explores how non-verbal communication and basic signing can improve understanding, reduce frustration and build stronger connections in everyday situations.

Through discussion, practical exercises and guided examples, participants learn how non-verbal cues are processed, how signing works, and how simple, useful signs can support communication with children, adults, customers, service users and colleagues.

The focus is not fluency, but confidence and awareness — giving people tools they can immediately use at home, at work and in community settings.

As with the Mental Wellness course, participants receive supporting materials and learning guides, and are encouraged to ask questions about real-life communication challenges.

What You’ll Learn
How non-verbal communication is understood and processed
Ways to communicate effectively without words
Basic, practical signing you can use straight away
How non-verbal skills support wellbeing and reduce stress

Dates & Times
Thursday 23rd April 2026
13:00–15:30 — Face to face (Henstridge)
18:00–20:00 — Online via Zoom

Face to face (daytime): £15
Online (evening via Zoom): £8

Venue (face to face):
The Honesty Jar Fundraising Office,
Grassroots Garden Centre, Henstridge, BA8 0SA
(Access via the Honesty Jar shop or level access from the garden car park)
Refreshments: Basic refreshments provided

Booking: Advance booking required — numbers are limited

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bearcat-collective-the-honesty-jar-project-34025578385
BOOKING NOW OPEN

Sponsorship: Full sponsorship available for those on a low income — please message to enquire

04/04/2026

Join us, Folk Jam, bring an instrument or enjoy the music, at Grassroots in Henstridge this Sunday afternoon 1pm-3pm, 5th April. Informal acoustic session of folk tunes from around Europe 🎶🎻🎸🪕 🎶💃🏻🕺🎶🌷… and perhaps some dancing! 🙌💃🏻🕺🎶☕️🫖 Under canvas in the garden next to the cafe in the grounds of Grassroots Garden & Aquatics Centre 🍰🥤

04/04/2026

13/03/2026

BearCat loves being part of the Green Gathering & we’re delighted to share that this year we will be coordinating the Kids Area! 🥳🎪

If you run conscious family activities, crafts, circus skills, storytelling, music, nature workshops or anything else that sparks imagination and play — we’d love to hear from you.

We’ll be bringing together a brilliant crew of workshop leaders, activity providers and children’s entertainers to help create a sustainable, joyful, welcoming space for young festival goers in Chepstow.

Get in touch to come be part of the adventure.

Here’s to another beautiful, inspiring greengathering_ Green Gathering 🌿✨
See you in a field.