Sophie’s a mainstay of the band, and has her hands in SA London’s music team across all our events.
What’s your favourite thing about Sunday Assembly?
The opportunity to meet a range of interesting and friendly people who I might not otherwise come across… and getting to play music with some of them!
How long have you been coming along?
Four years. My first Sunday Assembly was in May 2015 and I joined the band in June.
What are you involved in?
I look after the music side of things for Sunday Assembly – alongside Tanya (who leads the choir) and Matt Lockwood (who does many helpful things). I put together the rota to ensure that we always have a complete band and tech support on a Sunday morning. I help to choose songs, arrange rehearsals and organise the music for events such as Yule Rock and Lates. I can also be found playing the trumpet on stage most Sunday mornings.
When I’m not at Sunday Assembly I run (Brighton Half Marathon is a favourite), cycle and have recently returned from an open water swimming trip to Montenegro. I play trumpet in a band called Tiger Moth and work as a railway engineer, managing the relationship between TfL and HS2.
2 thoughts on “Meet the community: Sophie Abington”
G’day from Western Australia Perth,
Many people I know here are lonely and seek for a community. Especially the non religious ones, that include myself. I am just wondering , if there is any chance of starting a Sunday Assembly branch in Perth?
Thank you
Ron
Hi, Ron! Greetings from London 🙂
Great to hear you’re looking for the same thing as many of us in the global SA community were looking for too. It doesn’t look like there’s an Assembly in Perth yet, but if you check out https://sundayassembly.online/ you can find lots of resources about starting your own Assembly. You can also check out /r/sundayassembly on Reddit to see if there’s anyone else in Perth interested in starting an Assembly. Good luck and keep in touch! We’d love to support you with advice and info.
All the best,
Rich