A Sunny Stroll, New Friends, and Cake Galore ☕🚶♀️🍰
We had a wonderful time taking part in the Bollington Walking Festival and wanted to share a few highlights. Our little coffee shop at St John’s Church became a welcome stop for a lovely group…
This Week’s Cakes: A Sweet Celebration of Creativity 🍰👗
Manchester has been turning heads this week as Fashion Week returned to the city for the first time in a decade, and here at our coffee shop, we’re taking inspiration from the vibrant, colourful, and…
🌕 This Week’s Cakes Are Out of This World… Literally!
Something celestial is happening this weekend, and no, it’s not just the sugar rush from our cakes. A blood moon will rise in the sky on Sunday, 7 September, turning the full moon a dramatic…
Meet Louis, Lottie, and Fern! Our September 2025 Dogs of the Month! 🐾🏆
Some months it’s just too hard to choose… so for September we’ve crowned not one, not two, but three wonderful winners of St John’s Coffee Shop’s Dog of the Month! Please give a round of…
Scrum and Crumb: This Week’s Cakes Take the Field 🏉🍰
England’s Red Roses, the pride of women’s rugby, take on Samoa this weekend in the Rugby World Cup –a fixture the headlines are calling “mission impossible” for the Islanders. But while the action in Northampton…
This Week’s Cakes: Carnival Vibes on Your Plate! 🎶 🎉
It’s that time of the year when the streets of Notting Hill come alive with music, colour, and unstoppable energy… and here at the coffee shop, we’ve decided to bring a slice of that carnival…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We’ve Been Rated 5 Stars!
On Saturday 9th August, something exciting (and slightly nerve-wracking) happened at our little coffee shop. We had a ‘drop-in’ unannounced food hygiene inspection from Cheshire East Council. For those who don’t know, here’s how the Food Hygiene…
🇬🇧🍰 Sweet Remembrance: Cakes for VJ Day
This weekend we’re mixing sweetness with remembrance. As the nation marks 80 years since VJ Day – the day the Second World War came to a close – we’re serving up cakes with a side…
From Tent to Table: Bake Off Star Dan Delivers Sweet Treats to St John’s 🎪🍰
Stop everything. Great British Bake Off’s Dan — yes, finalist from the 2023 series — just casually strolled into St John’s Coffee Shop and dropped off a plate of Hazelnut Financiers with Strawberries & Cream.…
A Sweet Start to August 🍰⚽️☀️
Well, what a start to the month! The Lionesses brought it home—again—with a nail-biting penalty shootout win over Spain in the Euros final last Sunday. 🏆 Chloe Kelly kept her cool, converted the decider, and…
