Assembling a Community

On 3rd December some members of Folkestone First Timers joined the Sunday Assembly band to perform in front of a large audience. With just a few days to rehearse we had to draw on all our, very limited, experience in getting up to speed quickly with the four songs - Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams), Let it Be (The Beatles), Let it Go (Idina Menzel, Frozen) and All I want for Christmas (Mariah Carey). It was a fantastic event although it did feel a little strange belting out numbers on stage with a full band at 11am on a Sunday morning!

Sunday Assembly is a worldwide movement that holds non-religious Sunday gatherings where people come together to share music & cake and hear from people talking about their passions. A local member of our community, Kirsty Hogben, spoke about her passion for sea swimming all year round and how it helped her well-being coming back from injury. Kirsty is now a sea swim coach helping others to find joy in the sea. Kirsty also likes cruffins. This youtube video shows how sea swimming and cruffins are a match made in heaven.

You can contact Kirsty via her instagram page - Kirsty Sea Swimming

You can find out more about Sunday Assembly Folkestone here - Sunday Assembly Folkestone