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2:00 pm, August 22 2026

Summer Sync-Up fun: Staying connected throughout August

Did you know that some animals hibernate in summer?* That wouldn’t suit us at Sunday Assembly London. While our assemblies take a break in August, we’re planning an array of weekend events to keep us connected.

We did the same thing last August and had a great time. Find out more here!

What to look forward to this summer

Picnic lunches and origami: Sunday 2nd & 16th August, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn
Outdoor swimming: Saturday 22nd August @ 2pm, Sea Lanes in Canary Wharf

‘It’s £10 for a swim or £18 for a swim and sauna. There is room to sit and sunbathe around the pool. After our swim there is a nice outdoor bar serving drinks and snacks’

Ice cream crawl (like a pub crawl but with ice cream shops): Sunday 23rd August @ 2pm, Leicester Square Tube station, Exit 1
One-off choir: Friday 4th September, 7-9pm, Calder Theatre & Bookshop, SE1 8LF

Join us for another lovely evening of singing round the piano as we prepare a performance of Ben Howard’s Black Flies for Sunday Assembly on 6th September.

Get your £5 ticket here then you’ll be sent sheet music and a practice recording prior to the rehearsal.

And more, subject to interest

Sir David Attenborough’s Our Story at the Natural History Museum (ends 30th August)
M. C. Escher exhibition at Somerset House (ends 6th September)
Titanique the Musical (ends 30th September): suggested Wednesday 26th August @ 7:30pm

If you want to find out more about our not-just-assembly events, or confirm your interest for any of them, email Tanya at community@sundayassembly.com. Or, as with our assemblies, just turn up!

*Aestivation? We don’t know the meaning of the word…

Not just Sunday Assemblies

7:30 pm, August 27 2026

Article Club: when you love to read, but it’s brevity you need

Article Club is where the Sunday Assembly London community read a diverse range of articles, share them with like-minded people and deal with our anxiety that we aren’t reading books.

We’ve had over 75 meetings and it’s never too late to join! Just like at our assemblies, we love welcoming new members and their unique opinions.

How Article Club works

1. We meet every 1-2 months in the National Theatre building in Central London by the river. We go for the round seats in the Lyttelton Theatre bar on the first floor.

2. We vote in advance and pick two articles from a short list to read before we meet. Usually one relates to politics/current affairs and the other to history, culture or science.

3. We talk about each one for around half an hour. The beauty of Article Club is that we can think more deeply about the broader themes of a topic, and how well the article gets to grips with them.

4. We each give a score out of 10 for the articles that have been discussed.

5. We set the date for the next Article Club and sometimes adjourn to the pub.

We also have Article Club meetings coming up on:

Thursday 8th October

To meet more of the Sunday Assembly London community while learning about a new or familiar topic, you’re always welcome at our Sunday Assemblies too!

Not just Sunday Assemblies

1:00 pm, September 6 2026

Lunch/picnic: because we have to eat and love to meet

Join us for lunch after our next assembly!

When the weather is good we eat outside and ask people to bring blankets and food to share. On colder days, we head for a local restaurant, café or pub that serves food. (We’ll confirm which one during the assembly.)

Keep an eye on the weather and event listing in case we need to change venue. And if you have any portable games (card or board games that are quick to play), bring them too. Newcomers are very welcome.

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11:00 am, September 6 2026

The joy of pests: how professional pest controllers have a mice time

Here’s a question you may not have been asked yet this year: could you be happier checking mousetraps than mailboxes?

Recent research reveals that professional pest controllers experience surprisingly high levels of job satisfaction. What does this tell us about how ‘dirty work’ is valued in society, and what are the unexpected qualities that make labour enjoyable and meaningful?

Come and hear from Dr Hannah Fair, a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Southampton. As part of her Economic and Social Research Council funded project SPIDER (Situating Pests: Impacts, Disgust, Expertise and Responsibility), Hannah explores everyday and often unwanted experiences with nature in our homes, from rats and mice to moths and bed bugs.

You’ll also be treated to a performance by the latest version of the Sunday Assembly London popup (or should that be pipe-up?) choir. That is, unless you want to be part of the choir yourself! The song will be Black Flies by Ben Howard and the one-off rehearsal will be 4th September. Find out more and sign up here

In the meantime, we have a brilliant array of summer social activities, from swims and ice cream to museums and musicals. Find out more here. Come along, you’ll have the pest time.

Our singalongs

As usual, there will be four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and connected to today’s theme. Get your insect and rodent related guesses in now!

The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone’s welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and card games at the pub.

→ Our next assembly: TBC, 20th September
→ → A future assembly: Alien On Stage, 15th November
← Our previous assembly: Adult ADHD, 19th July

Main Events Past events

11:00 am, July 19 2026

Adult ADHD: Beyond the Label

Though ADHD in adults is talked about more and more, it’s still being misunderstood. Whether we have first-hand experience or not, there’s a lot to gain from understanding that ADHD isn’t just about distraction or restlessness, or only about coping: it’s about rebuilding self-worth and creating a more connected, meaningful life.

Guest speaker: Kyriakos Fiakkas

Kyriakos is the author of Adult ADHD: From Survive to Thrive (under the name George Stephens). His talk explored the challenges of living with ADHD, from time management and focus to relationships and the often overlooked ‘ADHD tax’. He also highlighted the strengths that can come with ADHD, and offered practical ways to navigate daily life.

Guest poet: Joe James

We welcomed back Joe, whose witty and thoughtful poetry gave us new perspectives, particularly on the distractions that may occur during a therapy session.

Our singalongs

As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band:

Brass in Pocket – Pretenders
Stand By Me – Oasis
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
Shine – Take That

The lyrics were projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and card games at the pub.

→ Our next assembly: Pests (TBC), 6th September (after our August break), but in the meantime we have our Summer Sync-Ups!
← Our previous assembly: Queer Disabled Joy!, 5th July

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11:00 am, November 15 2026

Alien On Stage: when bus drivers meet face huggers

In space, no one can hear you sing. At our assembly on 15th November, you’ll get music, poetry, company, and the tale of an iconic film becoming an out-of-this-world play that started Dorset and ended up in London’s West End…

What happens when a group of bus drivers decide to stage Alien – complete with chestbursters, xenomorphs and all – on a tiny budget? Against all odds, their wonderfully bonkers idea became an unforgettable celebration of imagination, friendship and community, and the subject of an award-winning documentary, Alien On Stage.

Danielle Kummer, co-director of that documentary, will share the remarkable story behind it. It has something to teach us all about creativity, taking risks, finding joy in the impossible, and why sometimes the most extraordinary things begin with a gloriously ridiculous idea.

To keep us out of stasis, Rick Dove will be making a welcome return to the Sunday Assembly London stage to perform his poetry.

Our singalongs

As usual, there will be four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and connected to today’s theme. Get your alien related guesses in now!

The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone’s welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and card games at the pub.

→ Our next assembly: TBC, 6th December
← Our previous assembly: TBC, 1st November

Main Events Past events

11:00 am, July 5 2026

Queer Disabled Joy! Shining a light into the margins

Guest speaker: JP Seabright (preferred pronouns: she/they)

How can poetry enable representation for marginalised people? Where do bodywonky, neurospicy types fit into a community that often prizes physical looks and sexual performance? This London Pride weekend and Disability Pride Month, we found out.

JP Seabright is a queer disabled author who explores gender, sexuality and disability through poetry, prose and experimental forms. As co-editor and organiser of the Arts Council-funded project eff-able, alongside our guest poet George Parker, JP helps to spotlight the intimate lives and erotic experiences of disabled, chronically ill, d/Deaf and neurodivergent members of the queer community – helping more of us to know their voices.

Guest poet: George Violet Parker (preferred pronouns: they/them)

George, co-creator of eff-able, is the nominee and winner of multiple awards, bringing their first-hand experience to today’s celebration of queer disabled lives.

Our singalongs

As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes. All four songs were originally written and/or recorded by LGBTQ artists:

I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield (1963)
Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan (2024)
It Must Be Love – Labi Siffre (1971; in the style of Madness, 1982)
Grace Kelly – Mika (2007)

The lyrics were projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and card games at the pub.

→ Our next assembly: Adult ADHD: Beyond the Label, 19th July
← Our previous assembly: Ending Racism in Science is Everyone’s Business, 21st June

Main Events Past events

11:00 am, June 21 2026

Ending Racism in Science is Everyone’s Business

Science shapes almost every part of our lives, from the technologies we use to the resources we depend on – yet many scientific spaces still remain shaped by exclusion and racism.

Speaker: Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson is Technical Director at WSP, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, and an internationally recognised geologist whose work explores how we can safely and sustainably use the Earth’s subsurface to access critical resources and store hazardous waste.

Drawing on personal experiences from his own career alongside a wider look at the culture of science, Chris reflected on why representation matters, what is lost when voices are excluded, and what it might take to build a more open, inclusive and human scientific community.

Our singalongs

As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes:

Wonderful World – Sam Cooke (1960)
Rhinestone Cowboy – Larry Weiss (1974; made famous by Glenn Campbell, 1975)
Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan (1963)
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons (2012)

The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.

→ Our next assembly: Queer Disabled Joy!, 5th July
← Our previous assembly: Words & Therapy: The Healing Power of Poetry, 7th June

Main Events Past events

11:00 am, June 7 2026

Words & Therapy: The Healing Power of Poetry

Guest poets have always been a mainstay of our assemblies. At this assembly, we explored how poetry can become a powerful tool for expression and healing.

Guest speaker & poet: Claudia Colella

Claudia is a humanistic-integrative counsellor and somatic therapist. She drew on her work using poetry within therapy to help give voice to experiences that are often hard to put into words.

Via insights from contemporary neuroscience and practices such as trauma release exercises (TRE) and sophrology, we found out how poetic language can engage both mind and body – supporting nervous system regulation, deepening self-awareness, and opening up new ways of connecting with ourselves and others.

While often we have a guest poet after our talk, this time we were the poets! Our Community Lead Tanya led us in a collaborative poetry writing activity, using sensory metaphors to tell a story of bad experiences becoming good.

Our singalongs

As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes:

Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil; covered by Harry Nilsson
Talk – Coldplay
More Than Words – Extreme. Watch our performance!
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield

The lyrics were projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and short card/board games at the pub.

→ Our next assembly: Ending Racism in Science is Everyone’s Business, 21st June
← Our previous assembly: Woodshop of Recycled Delights, 17th May

Main Events Past events

11:00 am, May 17 2026

Woodshop of Recycled Delights: how to cut down wasted wood

How can creativity, skills and community tackle waste and reimagine the spaces we share? The Woodshop of Recycled Delights (WoRD) is answering that question – and it’s based in East London, our neck of the woods!

Guest speaker: Harry Morgan

Based at the Garden of Earthly Delights in Hackney, WoRD is a community project making woodwork accessible to everyone – particularly those historically excluded – while building confidence and skills. It’s part of a quietly radical shift away from consumption towards resourceful reuse.

As co-founder of WoRD, Harry told us how it’s tackling waste timber across London, using surplus materials can in innovative and joyful ways.

Guest poet: Joe James

We welcomed Joe back to the Sunday Assembly London stage. We certainly wouldn’t accuse him of coming out of the woodwork…

Our singalongs

As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes:

This Ole House – covered by Shakin’ Stevens

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall

Top of the World – The Carpenters

Driftwood – Travis

The lyrics were projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and short card/board games at the pub.

→ Our next assembly: Words & Therapy: The Healing Power of Poetry, 7th June
← Our previous assembly: This Party’s Dead: a Journey to Seven of the World’s Death Festivals, 3rd May

→ And later this year: Queer Disabled Joy!, 5th July

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