Community Picnic with MBE

Join us for the final gathering of the Common Ground Summer Series - a relaxed community picnic in the beautiful Pavilion Gardens.

This is a chance to come together one last time to celebrate the creativity, connection, and care we’ve shared across Brighton’s green spaces over the past few months.

Bring :

✨ A Snack/your lunch/something to share

✨ A Blanket

✨ A fun game to play

✨ Any stories you might want to share.

Expect:

• A welcoming, open picnic space - bring food, blankets, and whatever you’d like to share.
• Gentle creative prompts + space for reflection.
• Time to connect with others, swap stories, and enjoy being in community.Everyone is welcome - whether you joined us for every workshop, just one, or are coming along for the first time <3ACCESSIBILITY INFO:Public Transport: Easily accessible by bus – many city centre routes stop on Old Steine (approx. 2–3 min walk).
• Train: About a 10–12 minute walk from Brighton Station.
• Wheelchair Access: Pavilion Gardens is step-free with wide, paved and gravel pathways suitable for wheelchairs and mobility aids.
• Toilets: Accessible toilets available nearby at Pavilion buildings and in surrounding cafes (some may require a RADAR key).
• Seating: Plenty of benches throughout the gardens, or feel free to bring a picnic blanket/chair.
• Sensory Considerations: Being central, the gardens can be busy with tourists, music, and street activity.About Common Ground & Mind, Body + Earth

Common Ground has been a summer-long series of creative and wellbeing gatherings in Brighton’s green spaces - from tucked-away corners to wide open parks. Each session was led by someone from the community offering their unique gift, whether it was movement, storytelling, music, art, or simply holding space.

Rooted in the belief that everyone has something to offer, Common Ground invited connection: to ourselves, to each other, and to the land around us.

Sessions were free, donation-based, or raising funds for causes close to the facilitator’s heart — all intentionally designed to be accessible, low-pressure, and heart-led. It was less about being a “participant” and more about being part of something shared.

The series was run by Mind, Body & Earth (MBE) - a community-led project founded by Meg, an artist and facilitator passionate about the healing power of creativity, nature, and shared presence.

MBE exists to create spaces where people feel a sense of belonging - where care, creativity, and connection are valued over performance or perfection.

Whether you were here to draw, walk, play, reflect, or simply be - you are part of the community we’re building. And your presence is a gift.

Host or Publisher Mind, Body & Earth