A completely new venture! We have seven gardens open to the public, many with refreshments, plant sales and more. A wide variety of sizes...

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the sanctuary redecoration project. An amazing £2,279 has been raised which is over half-way to...

As you can see from the photo the sanctuary redecoration is progressing really well. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. We are...

As the Friends of St John's chairman Frances promised, once the target for the Sanctuary redecoration hit £1,000 she would have a...

Calling for your jewellery and watches - gold, silver, platinum. ​ Mary Cosgrove is collecting old and broken jewellery and watches to...

The sanctuary in St John's (the area around the altar and tabernacle) is to be redecorated on the 15th March 2021, with the work expected...

The trustees will be meeting by Zoom on Thursday 28th January 2020 at 7:30pm. Anyone interested can attend as an observer. For the link...

Fantastic news that the stained glass east window has been re-glazed in St John's. The Melton Times have written a short article about...

Hello everyone. As you are probably aware St John's is currently closed following Government advice. This also means the events the...

Starting at 7:30pm, 202 Burton Road, Melton Mowbray. All members are invited. Also a date for your diary: The Friends are also hoping to...

February is subs time for the members of the FOSJ where we all dig into our pockets to donate £5. During the past few years the group has...

The Friends of St. John's Annual General Meeting will be held in the sacristy at St. John's on Tuesday. 21 January at 7.30 pm. All...

GARDENING PROJECT WINS THE TOP AWARD.  For the past year, the Friends of St John's and the museum have been working in partnership with...

The East Window at St John's has been removed for some much needed restoration and conservation. As a group we are delighted that such a...

29th NOVEMBER - 1st DECEMBER 2019 For the second year running a Christmas Wreath Festival is being held at St John's. Apart from making...

St John the Baptist church has a new parish priest - Monsignor Thomas McGovern, otherwise known as Fr. Tom. We wish him health and...

Calling all Friends of St. John's Trustees! Don't forget the next meeting is on Thursday, 24 October, at 7.30 pm at 202 Burton Road. We...

Great news - at our last Trustees meeting we decided to repeat the hugely successful Cream Teas event which we ran last year, and to make...

Here are the planters newly made by people with learning difficulties.We will let you see them as soon as they are full of flowers and...

Like this planter? It is one of several made by "Support and Connections", a day service for people with learning difficulties, situated...