at The Swan in the Rushes

Welcome!

Welcome to the website for Great Central Strummers; Loughborough's Ukulele Group.  We meet every Tuesday in The Hop Loft at The Swan in The Rushes public house from 7pm - 10pm.  The club is free to attend and does not charge subs. We have been playing together for almost 9 years now!

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We are now meeting online on Facebook Live  7.30ish - 8.30pm and also in person, upstairs in the Hop Loft 7-10pm every Tuesday. Please note this room is accessed by stairs only. 

***Gig News!***

Our 9th Birthday Party will be held 12 - 8pm
in The Hop Loft, Swan In The Rushes,
on Sunday 12th November 2023.
All players and singers welcome to join us
for an afternoon of acts, open mic,
strum-along and plenty of cake.
All Tombola donations gratefully received.
​All profits go to charity.
  • ​12pm The F'Uke Fighters
  • 1pm Strumalong with The F'uke Fighters and GCS
  • 1.30pm Great Central Strummers
  • 2pm Open Mic
  • 4pm Cake and Break
  • 5pm Club night - all players and singers welcome
  • 8pm End

Songbooks...

We usually play songs from the songbooks. Please download the songbooks if you are able.    To access the songbooks, please click the buttons.  They are all available as .pdf files:
great_central_strummers_song_database.xlsx
File Size: 23 kb
File Type: xlsx
Download File

Thank yous...

Thank you to everybody who has put up posters, shared them on social media or handed out fliers:

Just Music

Loughborough's local musical instrument shop.

42 Leicester Rd 
Loughborough, 
Leicestershire, 
LE11 2AG
+44 1509 234881

Open Monday-Saturday
The Swan In The Rushes

21 The Rushes,
Loughborough
LE11 5BE

+44 1509 217014
Great Central Strummers