Edinburgh - a palimpsest? - A Sunday Assembly Event

Edinburgh - a palimpsest? - A Sunday Assembly Event

By Sunday Assembly Edinburgh

Singing, inspiring talks, poems, reflections, chats, community, tea and cake - that's Sunday Assembly!

Date and time

Location

LifeCare Edinburgh

2 Cheyne Street Stockbridge EH4 1JB United Kingdom

Agenda

11:30 AM - 12:35 PM

A typical Sunday Assembly Edinburgh

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Gather for coffee/tea. cake and chats (optional!)

11:30 AM - 11:40 AM

Starting with two songs to sing together with the house band

11:40 AM - 11:45 AM

Host welcomes everyone to Sunday Assembly & introduces today's poetry reading

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM

Guest speaker on a topic connected to Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More

12:05 PM - 12:10 PM

Middle song to sing

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

Quiet reflection followed by community conversations on the theme/topic

12:20 PM - 12:25 PM

Notices of future events plus community noticeboard to share stuff

12:25 PM - 12:35 PM

Closing and final song to sing together

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  • 1 hour
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About this event

Community • County

We are always interested in new angles on our home city and what it can tell us about the past, present and future. This month Jane Thompson (historian and SA community member) will speak about Edinburgh as a palimpsest. No, we didn't know the word either! A palimpsest is "something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form". As we know, the city has been here for centuries and it will be fascinating to hear Jane's insights into how the old can still be seen among the new.

And of course there will be our usual mix of singing great songs together with the house band, reflections, chats, tea and cake and community all in a non-religious setting. Let's celebrate this amazing life together.

Get your Sunday off to an enlivening and enlightening start. Free to attend, all welcome, family and dog friendly. Meet some great people, sing along and help yourself and others to Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More - that's Sunday Assembly.

Sunday 5 October 2025, 11.30am, Lifecare Edinburgh, 2 Cheyne St, Stockbridge EH4 1JB. Free to attend, family and dog friendly.

More information on Sunday Assembly Edinburgh at http://sundayassemblyedinburgh.org

More information on the international Sunday Assembly movement at http://sundayassembly.org

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Sunday Assembly Edinburgh

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