Join us on the second Sunday of odd months to celebrate life!
+++++ NEW VENUE!!! Next Assembly will be at: ST STEPHEN’S HALL, MONTPELIER PLACE BN1 3BF
+++++ Request: BRING A CHAIR! St Stephen’s Hall is short on chairs – if you are able, please bring a camping chair or suchlike (or more!) with you to this month’s assembly! And if you happen to know where to get St Stephen’s Hall a bunch of chairs – let us know!
Food for thought, anyone? Sunday Assembly Brighton returns in July with the in-green-ious (in the parlance of our age: sorry not sorry) Dr Jules Siedenburg. Jules is a Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia, who will be dishing up a juicy morsel about his research into nature based innovations employing microalgae to transform food systems, and considering the impacts of culture & communications in tackling the wider global issue of dysfunctional food systems.
This month we’re raising money* for Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project who connect people with gardening, food, and nature, offering activities around horticultural, carpentry, woodland management, cooking, educational and social opportunities to everyone
For dessert, we’ll be tucking into some delectable poetry from Louise E. Taylor, our regular round of singing, food bank**, tea (bring your keep-cup!), cake***, and friendly chit-chat with old friends and new****, to keep our spirits up and community warm 🙂 Click the link in bio or see our Facebook/website for more details!
Aaaannnd… honest moment – we love putting on Sunday Assembly, but we really could use a few extra heads, hearts, and hands (preferably still attached to willing volunteers) to help us keep this community going!
*money raised is usually split 50:50 between the charity and Sunday Assembly (for running costs, hall hire, tea, etc)
** tins of food, dry packet food, toiletries, and so on to be distributed to Brighton food banks by us at Sunday Assembly 🙂
*** and if you’re a keen baker – bring cake/brownies/your great bake-off practice pieces!
**** hey, tell your friends and bring them along too: more people = more community = more singing and good times 🙂
***** We’re a little extra with asterisks – this one is for nothing, but since you’re here: algae are responsible for somewhere between 50% and 80% of the world’s atmospheric oxygen.
What is Sunday Assembly Brighton?
We are a secular congregation who gather to celebrate the one life we all share. We are guided by our motto: Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More. We have no doctrine, and welcome everyone – our only ask is that you are considerate of each other.
A typical assembly consists of a main talk of around 20 minutes from somebody in our local community (topics have been varied, and have included Psychogeography, the innovations of undertakers, the cultural history of the moon, & wholesome pranks, to name but a few!) We then have shorter talks, from local scientists and members of our congregation, and often a poetry slot too.
You can also expect some community karaoke, fundraising for local causes, food bank collections, and very importantly tea, cake and a good natter afterwards.
We are volunteer run & always grateful for more support. Our next planning meeting is 6-7pm, Thursday 16th July at the Battle of Trafalgar pub, 34 Guildford Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 3LW.
Update to our schedule – As of March 2026
Hey Brighton Congregation!
Spring is finally rolling around, and there are some changes afoot. We love running Sunday Assembly Brighton, and are grateful for everyone who contributes, whether by volunteering, baking, or simply showing up.
It’s been a tough few months with our volunteer & organising committee depleting. As we mentioned last assembly, we’ve put our heads together about how best to sustain this community while not burning out our regular volunteers and committee. For the time being, we will be running assemblies every other month. The next assembly will be on Sunday 12th July, 11am at St Stephen’s Hall, BN1 3BF. More details to follow soon.
We’re excited to see you again in July, and please, if you enjoy Sunday Assembly, we really could use a few extra heads, hearts, and hands (preferably still attached to willing volunteers) to help us keep this community going.
See you in at the Assembly… or on Thursday 16th July, 6pm at the Battle of Trafalgar for a planning meeting cough cough 😉
Amy, Leon & Robert on behalf of Sunday Assembly Brighton
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Sunday Assembly Brighton 