Not-just-Sunday Activities

At our Sundae Assembly special, ice cream scientist and Sunday Assembly’s own Tom Boulton took us through the history and culture of ice cream. Then we headed off on a delectable ice cream crawl through East London.

We departed from the Backyard Comedy Club immediately following the Assembly at 1pm, where we followed the rocky road onto:

1. E5 Bakehouse

Home to the famous Softy & Swirly. We sampled grown-up flavours such as loganberry and sheep’s ricotta as well as salted black sesame, honey with lemon and cardamom, and malted vanilla.

They also had La Grotta ices, a selection of seasonal frozen treats with an emphasis on fresh-tasting fruity combos – think pomegranate and leafy orange, pear and myrtle, wild fig and watermelon, or quince and bramley apple pie. 

2. Soft Serve Society

There were four basic flavours (vanilla, matcha, charcoal and coconut), but the thrill was in the photogenic toppings, which are arranged in Petri dishes on the counter ready for sprinkling.

3. Darlish 

Luxury ice cream inspired by natural botanicals and the magical flavours of the Middle East, including black tahini halva chunk, honey rum, date molasses & raisin, and Turkish coffee.

Gwawr Thomas wrote:

‘Such a lovely day today celebrating all things ice cream with Sunday Assembly – sorry, Sundae Assembly – pals, beginning with a fascinating talk about the science of ice cream making by the man whose job we all covet, Tom Boulton; progressing through a sampling of some delicious new Little Moons flavours, and culminating in a fabulous ice cream crawl around East London led by Ice Cream Queen Magdalena Hunter.’

Hanna Finn wrote:

‘Another great Sunday Assembly, with free ice cream, followed by the most money I’ve spent on ice cream in one day Thank you to Tom for the great ice cream science talk, and Mags for the tour of three different ice cream places in East London!

I had a cherry ice lolly, Oreo cheesecake ice cream in a cone, and a cup of rhubarb, pomegranate and rose gelato

Great to see everyone, and I’m glad we convinced two first timers, Naomi and Fiona, to join us for a few hours of walking and ice cream eating.’

Photo credit: Gwawr Thomas

→ Our next assembly: Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation, 15 September
← Our previous assembly: Cantat Ergo Sumus: Hymns of the Philosophers, 21 July

Extending the good times, these activities accompanied our ice cream themed Sunday Assembly and ice cream crawl on 1 September 2024.

‘Join us after the Assembly for lunch and board games! Keep an eye on the weather and event listing in case we need to change venue. Bring a picnic mat and food from home or the nearby shops. And if you have any portable games, bring them too. Newcomers are very welcome. We generally play short, easy to learn, fun games.’

This Boardgames Club followed our Sunday Assembly Cantat Ergo Sumus: Hymns of the Philosophers on 21 July 2024.

‘Join us at our second in-person boardgames meetup for July. If the weather is warm and dry we will picnic and play boardgames. If not we’ll be indoors. Newcomers are very welcome. We generally play short, easy to learn fun games.’

This picnic followed our Sunday Assembly Cantat Ergo Sumus: Hymns of the Philosophers on 21 July 2024.

‘Join us after the Assembly for lunch! Keep an eye on the weather and event listing in case we need to change venue. Bring a picnic mat and food from home or the nearby shops. We usually get others jump in last minute at the Assembly so there will be more people than are showing on the event.’

Our post-Assembly picnics are an opportunity to carry on the good times together and enjoy lunch in the great outdoors!

We recommend that people:

• Keep an eye on the weather and event listing in case we need to change venue
• Bring a picnic mat and food from home or the nearby shops

We usually get others jump in last minute at the Assembly so there will be more people than are showing on the event registration pages.

Board Games Club follows Sunday Assembly at 3pm.

If the weather is warm and dry we picnic and play board games and card games. If not we’re indoors.

Newcomers are very welcome. We generally play short, easy to learn fun games.

If you like the idea of joining a book club, but find yourself too busy to finish the books in time, Article Club is for you! We meet every six weeks or so at the Lyttleton bar at the National Theatre to discuss two articles – usually one relating to politics or current affairs and one relating to history, culture or science. We aim to challenge ourselves to read a diverse range of articles and to think more deeply about the broader themes of the topic.

OUR NEXT MEETUP:
Date TBA – 7:30pm to around 9:15pm. We sit on the soft round seats in the Lyttleton Theatre bar on the first floor.