Annual Gathering 2026

🌿 NVC Annual Gathering UK & Ireland 2026

26–29 November | Purley Chase Centre

Come together

This gathering exists because NVC cannot be lived in isolation. 
It takes relationship — and spaces where we are willing to be real, to practice, and to be changed by each other.

As the team organising this year — Kirstin, Sarah-Jane, Bridget and Angela —
we are holding the space and inviting the wider community to shape it with us.

If Nonviolent Communication is something you are living with others or passing on,
this is a place to meet others who are carrying similar questions, responsibilities, and tensions.

What this is

A long weekend to:

• reconnect with yourself and others
• explore what’s alive in you now
• practice NVC beyond ideas — in real relationship
• bring attention to what is happening in NVC in the UK & Ireland and in the wider world
• contribute what you care about

We will co-create the programme using Open Space Technology.
The content comes from us — from what feels most alive, relevant, and needed.

Alongside learning and connection, we are interested in something deeper:

Staying present when things are not smooth.
Allowing rupture, difference, and not-knowing to be part of the space.
Making room for grief — personal and collective — without rushing to resolve or fix.

We trust that something is built through this:
a quality of connection, reflection, and shared learning that continues beyond the gathering itself.

Who it's for

This event is for people who are sharing NVC in the world.

That could mean you are:

• offering workshops grounded in NVC
• bringing NVC into organisations or workplaces
• holding a regular practice group
• contributing to community spaces informed by NVC
• living and applying NVC actively in your relationships

You might be a certified trainer, long-time trainer, a certification candidate, or someone stepping more fully into sharing.

We don’t set a fixed threshold — but we do expect that participants have a solid grounding in NVC and some lived experience of practicing it with others.

You don’t need to arrive in any particular way.
Just come as you are.

The space

📍 Purley Chase Centre

https://www.purleychasecentre.org.uk/

A simple, held environment with:

• shared and private accommodation
• indoor and outdoor spaces
• multiple breakout rooms
• nourishing meals prepared on site

Cost

Sliding scale: £210 – £550

We ask you to contribute at a level that supports both your reality and the sustainability of the gathering. Prices vary depending on accommodation.

• Limited single rooms
• Day tickets available for Saturday

If cost is a barrier for you, please reach out to annualgathering@nvcmatters.org.uk to talk about that.

Why come

Because this is one of the places where our community can meet itself.

Not only to connect —
but to see more clearly what we are doing, what we are carrying, and what might be emerging.

There is something we build when we come together like this —
not quickly, not always comfortably, and not always visibly.

But it shapes how we practice, how we teach, and how we show up in the world.

Join us

If something in you responds, we'd value you being part of this.

➡️ Book your place

With care,
Kirstin, Sarah-Jane, Bridget & Angela

Cancellations policy

If  you need to cancel, please let the annual gathering team know as soon as possible.

You may wish to consider taking out an insurance policy to cover the risk of illness.

In the event of you cancelling, you may like to offer your place to someone else - there are many people in our network who do not have the funds to attend such an event.

Agreements: 
You (the participant) understand that, to support the viability of the event running and to honour the extra admin work of the team, we (the annual gathering team) will deduct £25 per person from any refunds that are made due to cancellation up until 6 weeks before the event start date.

If you cancel between six and three weeks before the event start date,  we will deduct £75 admin fee unless we fill your place. If your place is filled we will only deduct the £25 admin charge.

If you cancel three weeks or less before the event, your fees won't be refunded unless we fill your place. In that instance we will only deduct the £25 admin charge.

Note:
If you have (for example) major health issues that you think might prevent you being able to come and you would like to book early to ensure a place, please discuss your situation with us before booking so that we can consider making allowances for you to the above agreements.