Team Lunch

The Team Lunch will be held in the King’s Head at 12.30 usually on the Second Sunday of every month.

Lunch Club

Lunch Club: Lunch Club meets in the Anchor at Noon every month. Formerly called the ‘Gents’ Lunch’, this is now open to all, not only gents!

Book Club

Do you love reading a good book? Why not come join the book club at St Johns!

Our range of book topics varies widely, from Christian literature to historical to crime, and many areas in between. If you have a suggestion for a future book to add to the list, don't hesitate to ask!

Discussions include how we felt about the book, the characters, and anything that stood out in the story. 

The group meets in person hosted by a group member, with discussions starting at 8 pm. The events last for about an hour.

For more information including meeting dates and locations, please use the form on our Contact Us Page, selecting 'Book Group' in the drop-down menu of topics.

Book list for 2023:

January--The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn 2020

February--The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

March--Between the Stops by Sandi Toksvig

The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell

Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove Book 1, can be read as a standalone)  by Liz Eeles

Virtual Strangers by Susanne O’Leary and Ola Zaltin

The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Enigma by Robert Harris

The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page

Murder Before Evensong by Rev Richard Coles

Favourite Authors--

Fiona Valpy is one many of us like and we've read; The Beekeepers Promise, The Song of the Skylark, The Dressmakers Gift, Sea of Memories, and this year we've got The Storyteller of Casablanca on our list to read.  also Francine Rivers - though she is a bit more mixed - Redeeming Love and Leota's Garden. 

Other Favourite Books--

Daisys Vintage Cornish Camper Van - Ali McNamara

The Salt Path - Raynor Winn

The Woolworths Girls - Elaine Everest

Sensible Shoes - Sharon Garlough Brown

The Foundling - Stacey Halls

The Man on the Mantlepeice - Janet Denny

The Choice - Edith Eger

The Keeper of Lost Things - Ruth Hogan

The Telephone Box Library - Rachael Lucas

Sunny Side up - Susan Calman

The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club - Katie May

Billy Liar - Keith Waterhouse

A Boy Made of Blocks - Keith Stuart

The Shack - Paul Young