Events
We welcome everyone who shares our values to our meetings – you don’t have to be a member of Humanists UK or even call yourself a humanist! All our events are publicised through Meetup, and you can also sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear about future events. If you’d like to know more before attending at event do contact us on reading@humanistgroups.org.uk
Regular meetings
We meet once a month at the Quaker Meeting House in Reading, usually on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. Events are a mix of external and/or internal speakers, presentations, debates and discussions. For external speakers the presentations normally lasts up to an hour followed by a Q&A until 9pm. We have use of the facilities until 9.30pm. Tea and coffee are available at the start.
Book Club
Every other month the Book Club meets at The Turks Head, London Road, Reading on Tuesday evening. The book for the next meeting is agreed by the members of the book club.
Lunchtime Discussion Group
Our Lunchtime Discussion Group meeting is held at a local pub to discuss topical issues on the fourth Wednesday of the month. You can find the briefing papers and other materials from upcoming and past meetings at Lunchtime Discussion Group.
Dinnertime Discussion Group (Online)
Our Dinnertime Discussion Group meeting is held online on the fourth Thursday of the month. We are experimenting with the format and content but have started using the same topic and material as the Lunchtime Discussion Group.
Social Events
We arrange social events including meals out and local walks a few times a year.
Courses
We ran an online weekly six session ‘Introduction to Humanism: One Life course’ in Autumn 2024 and Jan/Feb 2026 with Windsor Humanists. We are planning to run the course again in Jan/Feb 2027.
You can find Reading Humanists events on Meetup:
Reading Humanists Meetup – Upcoming Events
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