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10/09/2026

•ONE WILD NIGHT•
NELL BANK
ILKLEY

What would you do with 24 hours to just… be?

No rushing.
No agenda.
No one asking you for anything.

Just 24 hours outside.

This was One Wild Night at Nell Bank in Ilkley.
100 women, given space to pause & connect.

I thought about a lot whilst I was there, my own space in my life.. what I need, and what women need.. and thought that actually, maybe we don't always need more time, but maybe we just need different time.

Time without the usual expectations.
Time outside.
Time with other women.
Time to remember that life can be wonderfully simple.

24 hours.
Activities to choose, or not

Meals prepared and enjoyed around a campfire
Space to breathe or read a book.

To just… be. 🤎

Will you join the next one? I know I will..


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09/09/2026

HARMONIC FIELDS
Baildon Moor
12pm-6pm
9th-13th Sept

Feeling incredibly lucky to be a Baildon & BD resident today! As we ventured up nto the moor on our way home after school to immerse ourselves in the intriguing Harmonic Fields.

Baildon moor has been transformed into an expansive, immersive installation bringing us an orchestra of instrument played entirely by nature.

Encouraging us to stop and linger a while. Wander, pause and listen.. out in nature.

We spent over 2 hours up there in the perfect elements, warm sunshine and strong winds.. we sat, we paused, we played, and we played down to listen, and it surpassed all our expectations!

Well done to everyone involved, especially , and artist Pierre Sauvageot.

What an incredible and imaginative musical feature.

Will you be going?

(Please park responsibly and respectfully, if the moor parking is full we would recommend walking in from the village or parking in the places along Shipley Glen and walking over that way.. do not park along the private road to the Dobrudden caravan site)

02/09/2026

THE LONG TABLE EVENTS
By REconnected

This video contains a mixture of our first 2 events, our wellness morning at and a supper at .

A little peak into the warm welcome, the gathering at the table, the meeting people for the first time, and later leaving feeling that little bit lighter x

Our events are here to help you to:

Pause a little
Connect a little
Breathe slower
Eat incredible food
Gather and simply be..

We would love you to join us x

17.09.26
Dinner -

24.09.26
Wellness Morning -

15.09.26 (tickets not released yet)
Wellness Morning -

And more to come x your chair awaits

Ros x

(LInks in bio or drop a DM for more details)

01/09/2026

I've been made aware that some people aren't quite sure what The Long Table is, or what our Dinner at Elsworth at the Mill will consist of..

So I've taken 2 minutes, whilst out catching the sunset on Baildon Moor to (hopefully) explain xx

A little bit of creativity - 5 minutes of brain rewiring activities, just 5 minutes!! No Picasso or Henry Moor experience required..

A little bit of connection - with ourselves and each other

A moment to Pause, be present, and forget about the world outside for a few hours..

Come and pull up a chair with us

17.09.26

Link in bio







Would you like to join us?

31/08/2026

30/08/2026

Phone Photography Walk No 6 today.

This time we gathered at Shipley Glen, wandered across the bank and meandered into the woods, and down to the water where Grey wagtails and dragon fly came to say hello.

Another wonderful Sunday morning, connecting strangers, building community, and encouraging others to pause, be present, and get out doors.

Fancy joining us?
September we are taking it to Bradford City Centre, for some street photography. Link to book (for free) in bio ♡

27/08/2026

The Long Table isn’t really an event, and I think that’s what I’ve been trying to put into words recently..

Because you can go to an event, you can eat good food, you can meet new people, you can have a lovely time, but what if you left feeling something more?

Seen, welcomed, held, connected, like your presence actually mattered.

That’s what we’re creating around these tables.
This summer has been a whirlwind of school holidays, play dates, magazine deadlines, dog walks, camping trips, coffee catch-ups and all the beautiful chaos that comes with life.

But I'm not ready for it to slow down.
I’d quite happily have one more little adventure, one more play date, one more coffee, one more long, lazy conversation, one more moment where life feels a little less rushed.

And perhaps that’s why these tables matter so much to me.

Because we don't need more places to go, we need more places where we can arrive, where nobody is wondering what they can get from you.

Nobody is performing or trying to impress. You simply take your seat, and someone has thought about the flowers, the food, the person sitting beside you, the little details, the atmosphere, and most importantly…
they've thought about YOU.

These four reviews are from just two of our Long Tables, and amongst all the lovely words, there are a few phrases I keep coming back to:

“The one held.”
“We left the evening in connection.”
“It gives energy & lifts the spirit.”
“A space where people can come together.”

That is the Long Table.
Not networking, not a room full of strangers, not another event to tick off the calendar. A table, a place to pause, a place to laugh until your face hurts.

To have the conversation you didn't know you needed, meet someone who might become a friend, feel part of something, even if you arrived knowing nobody, with connection at the heart of everything.

So maybe the question isn't:

“Do I need another event?”

Maybe it's:

"When was the last time I went somewhere and felt genuinely glad I was there?”

If you can't remember…
Your chair is waiting. ♡







Grateful to Steph, Louise, Rachel & Sarah and all of the others x

26/08/2026