Reading needs a Humanist Group
According to Wikipedia the Reading area has 344,810 inhabitants, making it the largest town in the UK. Wikipedia also lists the number of places of worship in Reading.
The latest British Social Attitudes Survey shows that from 1983 to 2018, the proportion of the British population reporting no religion grew from 30% to 52%. Membership of Christian denominations declined from 66% to 38%. Other religions grew slowly from 2% to around 9% probably driven by immigration.
We don’t know how many non-religious people identify as Humanist. We do know that many who learn about Humanism discover it’s exactly what they do believe.
Reading Humanists aims to support, and to increase the visibility of, the non-religious people in the Reading area, especially those who identify as humanist. It will be some time, though, before we can have a meeting place dedicated to Humanism.
History of Reading Humanists
There have been humanist groups in Reading and at the University of Reading , and a Sunday Assembly / Alternative. We started a few months before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020 holding several meetings including in the Quaker Meeting House and in Reading pubs.
We’ve maintained a regular programme of events since 2019. Today we hold our events in the Quaker Meeting house and often have an online option using Zoom. More details about our events are available here.
Today our members come from Reading and the surrounding areas including Woodley, Wokingham, Bracknell and Bucklebury.
For more about us check out:
• Our people
• Constitution and Partnership Agreement
• Privacy Policy