The Sunday Alternative

07/07/2026

This month, we are once more sharing a little of ourselves through photography.

We’re asking each of you to send in a photo you have recently taken that is meaningful to you in a way you could explain in a few sentences. Don't use one that obviously identifies you, such as a selfie, because guessing which photo is whose will be part of the fun.

Ensure the photo is family-friendly, but beyond that, anything is fine - fun, serious, artistic, mundane, surreal, cliched, quirky - it's not a photography competition. The important thing is that the photo holds meaning for you and will allow you to share something of yourself with others.

Send your photo, which will be taken between now and July 24th, to https://forms.gle/qqa3oMXSsALq2ka89. There is no need to supply your name. Any technical problems, PM Stephen or Lynda.

Then at the assembly, we’ll play a guessing game to uncover each photographer and then invite them to say why they took that photo.

Even if you don’t want to send in a photo, there will be lots of fun in just being there. Plus, all the other elements of The Sunday Alternative make The Rising Sun Arts Centre the best place to be on a Sunday morning. Find lovely people, live music, interesting ideas, some silliness and cakes.

https://www.meetup.com/sunday-alternative-reading/events/315489540/

**Real-life Instagram 2026** This month, we are once more sharing a little of ourselves through photography. We’re asking each of you to send in a photo you have recently

26/06/2026

This month, we invite 3 people from our community to answer questions on "What it is like being a ...?"

The subject matter could be anything from identity, career, health or unusual life experiences.

We won't divulge the subjects or speakers until the day. Your job will be to ask questions and learn a little more about the lives of those around us.

These will be personal perspectives - not lectures.

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This month, we invite 3 people from our community to answer questions on "What it is like being a ...?" The subject matter could be anything from identity, career, health

06/03/2026

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At our next assembly, we’ll be joined by **Terry Dixon**, who has been organising his [Reading Walkabouts](https://readingwalkingtours.co.uk/) for 10 years. Terry is a fou

03/02/2026

Checkout this Meetup with Sunday Alternative - Reading:

23/07/2025

https://www.meetup.com/sunday-alternative-reading/events/310121695/

This August, we go outside with **The Sunday Alternative Picnic and Games**. Bring a sun hat, your coolest glasses, some food, and a rug. There’s a Sunday Market behind W

13/06/2025

https://www.meetup.com/sunday-alternative-reading/events/308355595/

This month, we present **The Big Sunday Alternative Summer Quiz!** It is an alternative quiz because the questions are novel, quirky and inventive. This is the quiz for th

13/05/2025

The Next assembly. Come along and bring a photo

**Real-life Instagram 2025** This month we are sharing a little of ourselves through photography, again. We’re asking each of you to send in a photo you have taken that i

04/03/2025

For next assembly see

**Caring and Being Cared For** Children become adults, adults become old, and the old become the dead. There will be celebrations, anguish, achievements, failures, compan

07/02/2025

We are using Facebook less and less.

Keep your eye on Meetup to see what we are up to.

The Sunday Alternative, now in it's 10th year, is an inclusive secular community that meets regularly to celebrate life with great music, ideas and community outreach.The Sunday Alternative is an excellent way to meet new people and form deep lasting friendships.