Stoke Poges Men's Group

Time set aside for men to encourage and be encouraged.

A big welcome from the Stoke Poges Men’s Group.  If you have not been to one of our events, then please read on to find out what you are missing!  During the year we run curry nights, dinners, Saturday morning breakfasts, activity evenings (skittles etc.) and visits to interesting venues.  There is something for everyone!  We are not an exclusive group but very inclusive and guys from a wide area (not just from Stoke Poges) come along to our events.  We are open to everyone – guys of all faiths and none are always given a very warm welcome.

At some of our events we invite a special guest who will give a talk on a specific topic, and during their talk they will usually share something of their Christian faith and how it has guided and influenced them during their lives.

Our group is affiliated to a UK organisation called Christian Vision for Men who run an annual conference for men and support men’s groups throughout the UK.

Curry Night - Tuesday 23rd September 2025
 
Our next event will be an extra special one – we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the men’s group.  Please join us for this celebration which will be combined with a Curry Night at the Memories of India restaurant in Farnham Common.  When we started the men’s group back in September 2005, it was under the banner of Christian Vision for Men (CVM) and throughout the past 20 years they have continued to provide us with support and encouragement.  We are therefore delighted that our speaker for this Curry Night will be Paul Gask (known as "Gasky"), the Northern England Regional Director for CVM.  For 30 years, Gasky was a police officer in the Leicestershire Police Force working primarily in the specialist crime arena (CID).  He also spent 10 years working with individuals who have committed serious offences against women and children.  He retired in October 2011, but his "retirement" lasted for just 6 days (he was asked to return to the police in a civilian capacity)!  Having spent the bulk of his working life seeing an untold number of men destroying themselves with violence, aggression, pornography and alcohol reliance (to name but four) he really felt that God was calling him to reach normal everyday blokes just like him.  Gasky enjoys speaking to men’s groups throughout the UK and has many amusing stories from his years in the police service.  Please arrive for this special event from 7:30pm and we will start our 2-course buffet at 8pm.  Following Gasky’s talk, he will take questions and the evening will finish no later than 10:30pm.
 
Men’s Anniversary Dinner – Friday 14th November 2025
 
As mentioned above, this is a special year for the men’s group as we are celebrating our 20th anniversary.  We would therefore be delighted if you could join us for this Men’s Anniversary Dinner at the South Buckinghamshire Golf Club (in Park Road, Stoke Poges) on Friday 14th November. The bar in the Oak Room will open at 7.15pm and our meal will begin at 8pm (its buffet style, catering for a wide range of tastes).  Our speaker is Gary Grant, a guy who runs a highly successful business where both values and ethics always come first.  Gary left school at the age of 16 with just an ‘O’ Level in Maths.  He took a job working in a local bike shop but also started selling skateboards and developing other lucrative sidelines.  He married Catherine and together they secured the lease on a shop in Amersham called The Pram & Toy Bar.  In 1981, he renamed the shop The Entertainer.  Gary began to expand his business and opened shops in Beaconsfield, Slough, and further afield, becoming an established presence in the toy retail sector.  Today, The Entertainer is the largest independent toy retailer in Britain with over 160 stores and remains a privately-owned company.  Gary will share with us how he became a Christian and the influence that has had on the way the company is run.  We really hope you can join us for this Anniversary Dinner and celebrate 20 years of the men’s group.  After his talk, Gary will take questions and the evening should finish at approximately 10:30pm.  

Tony Shortman:   01844-350014   or email: shortmantm[at]gmail.com

Nigel Lowe:   07973-349721   or email: nigelatsuchlowe[at]gmail.com

Facebook:   If you’d like to join us on Facebook here is the link to our group.

Visit to Brands Hatch in July 2025, hosted by the track chaplains and racing team, Jesus Saves:


Our November 2024 dinner: