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.
Ice cream crawl (like a pub crawl but with ice cream shops): Sunday 23rd August @ 2pm, Leicester Square Tube station, Exit 1
Titanique the Musical
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026 (4th-10th May), writer and journalist Erica Buist invited us to look at death differently.
After a personal loss brought her face to face with how awkwardly we react to dying, Erica set out to explore how other cultures approach it: with ritual, openness, and even joy.
Her journey took her to death festivals (deathtivals) in Mexico, Nepal, Sicily, Thailand, Japan, Madagascar and Indonesia. We got to see and hear what she experienced: reminders that by facing endings together, we can live more fully, and maybe even find moments of laughter along the way.
As usual, there were be four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes.
A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
I Just Died in your Arms Tonight – Cutting Crew
Who Knew – P!nk
The Dead Dance – Lady Gaga
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.
Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear an age-based label. Boomer, Generation X, Millennial, Gen Z… might these be blocking connections, understanding, better living? What becomes possible when we work to bridge these divides?
‘In our own bungalow within the grounds of Nightingale House, a care home for older people, the children develop a deeper understanding of the human life cycle and respect for others from their daily interactions with their older friends at Nightingale.’
What began as a bold idea has grown into a wider movement, from training practitioners to building networks that connect generations across the country.
Judith is also co-founder of Gen-All, a grassroots network championing intergenerational practice.
Continuing the theme of what we can learn from children, Carys read a lovely poem about believing in dragons, based on her experience of teaching abroad.
Our singalongs
As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes.
When I’m 64 – The Beatles
Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
Father and Son – Yusuf aka Cat Stevens
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone’s welcome to sing (and dance) along.
Laura Coleman-Day told us her extraordinary story of resolve, generosity and love.
After losing her husband Xander to leukaemia, Laura set herself a remarkable challenge: running 12 marathons in 12 months to raise funds and awareness for Anthony Nolan. She finished on what would have been her and Xander’s 6th wedding anniversary, running the final miles of the London Marathon in her wedding dress. She raised over £30k.
Laura says: ‘In 2026, I plan to take on 7 marathons for our 7th Anniversary, finishing with London 2026 where this time, I will run the whole marathon in my wedding dress.’
While this assembly marks International Women’s Day (8th March), Laura brought us a story for all time – of strength, purpose, and turning grieving into giving.
As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes.
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush
Keep On Movin’ – 5ive
Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves – Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
The lyrics were projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.
This will be our last assembly before we take a month’s break around the Bank Holiday weekend (returning on 19th April), but there will be a Spring Socials calendar to fill the gap. Find out what we’ve got planned here.
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.
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