St. Paul’s Church - 175 years in the community of Rusthall, 1850 - 2025
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY – WHAT’S FOR DINNER?
The hunt is on for delicious Rusthall home styled recipes for a St Paul’s and Rusthall Village Cookbook sponsored by leading Tunbridge Wells restauranteur, Matthew Sankey.
As part of the St. Paul’s 175th Anniversary a cookbook is being created with local stories to accompany home styled favourite dishes. This is a great opportunity for everyone to share scrumptious recipes and see them printed. It could be Dad’s homemade chutney, Granny’s Treacle Scones or Auntie‘s hotpot; Whether it’s an old family secret, a fail-safe recipe or a great way to cheat, St Paul’s would like to hear about them all.
St Paul’s would like people to share their family favourites with us so we can create a book which truly reflects Rusthall. Coming together and sharing food can be a marvelous way to create a sense of connection and community. Please note that we are not asking for famous cooks’ recipes that you enjoy; we don’t need to when there are so many hidden family gems for us all to discover and enjoy”
Matthew Sankey, the passionate chef and seafood aficionado who holds a prestigious AA two rosette award for culinary excellence, is sponsoring the book and will be one of the judges choosing the recipes to be included. As an independent business Sankey’s is showing genuine support for the community of Rusthall.
So, dig out your favourite, or an impressively easy recipe which is worth sharing or perhaps a recipe which gets youngsters involved in cooking – St Paul’s would love to hear about each one of them and don’t forget to include the background story. Along with Matthew Sankey there will be professional cooks to help select the best for us to publish in the St Paul’s and Rusthall Village 175th Anniversary Cookbook later in 2025.
Email the Office or drop in a hard copy at the Parish Church or Church Centre for our attention. We’d like to have your recipes by 31st March 2025.
JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 175 YEARS OF ST PAUL’S.