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.
Brands Hatch - Saturday 12th July 2025
Our next event is a visit to one of the most famous and iconic motor racing circuits in the UK, Brands Hatch, where we will be watching some of the best historic racing cars from the past in both qualifying and actual races, all organised by the Historic Sports Car Club. If you are interested in motorsports, this is an event not to be missed. Our visit will be on Saturday 12th July, the first day of a busy weekend of motor racing. The full schedule of races taking place on the Saturday will be announced nearer the date of our visit. Our host for this event is Alvin Davies, the Motorsports Coordinator for Christian Vision for Men (CVM). Alvin has linked up with a racing team who travel the UK visiting various race tracks with their classic Formula Ford car. We will be providing transport to and from Brands Hatch, departing from Stoke Poges on Saturday morning and returning in the evening. During our visit, we will be joining the racing team inside the paddock, therefore as this is a restricted area not open to the public, we have had to place a limit on the number of guys we can take. If you are interested in joining us for this visit, please book your place soon with Tony or Nigel.
Curry Night - Tuesday 23rd September 2025 - Men's Group 20th Anniversary
Our following 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.
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.
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