Meet Gilbert! Our July 2026 Dog of the Month! 🐾🏆
Say hello to Gilbert, our handsome Dog of the Month, a Copper-nosed Beagle with the grandest heart! Rescued many years ago, this sweet senior gent traded kennel life for a lifetime of love and has…
Meet Merlin! Our June 2026 [Not Dog] Horse of the Month! 🐾🏆
Meet Merlin, a 16-year-old mini Shetland pony, firm favourite along the Middlewood Way, and our most unusual “Dog” of the Month to date. Yes, he’s a horse. The “doggo” rules have been updated, and we’re…
Meet Rory! Our May 2026 Dog of the Month! 🐾🏆
Say hello to Rory, our utterly irresistible Dog of the Month and the smallest big personality you’ll ever meet! This spirited 7-year-old Yorkshire/Norfolk Terrier cross has earned himself a very fitting nickname: the Pocket Rocket.…
Meet Sally! Our April 2026 Dog of the Month! 🐾🏆
Say hello to Sally, our loveable and larger-than-life Dog of the Month! This gorgeous 9-year-old Labrador has been charming everyone she meets for nearly a decade, and she shows absolutely no signs of slowing down……
A Toast to Our Amazing Volunteers! 🥂
On Sunday, November 9th, our wonderful team of volunteers gathered at St John’s Church for a very special afternoon tea to celebrate all their hard work this season. It was a chance to say a…
The Last Slice of the Season This Saturday! 🥲
This is it, friends… our final hurrah before we close the coffee shop for winter. One last Saturday of steaming cups, clinking mugs, and the sound of cake forks scraping plates as we pretend not…
Cakes, Coffee & Community at the Coffee Shop This Weekend 🍰☕
The air’s crisp, the leaves are showing off, and the Coffee Shop smells like heaven in baked form. We’re leaning fully into autumn this weekend… that sweet spot where hot coffee feels essential, conversation feels…
We’ve Been Spotted! St John’s Coffee Shop has been Nominated for a Tourism Award! ☕️
☕️ We’ve Been Spotted! We’re thrilled to share that St John’s Coffee Shop has been nominated for a tourism award! 🎉 Our nomination highlights our “unique community-driven approach and commitment to supporting local heritage” —…
🏉 Scrumptious Showdown: Cakes Meet the Super League Grand Final! 🍰
It’s Grand Final weekend, and while Wigan Warriors and Hull KR get ready to scrum it out under the Old Trafford lights, we’re fielding our own all-star cake line-up this Saturday, 11th October! Kick-off may…
The Great Cake Stakes: Ascot Edition 🐎🍰
The horses aren’t the only ones racing this weekend… our cakes are too! 🐎🍰 With Ascot’s Autumn Racing and Beer Festival Weekend in full swing, we’ve matched our bakes to the spirit of the track:…
