…to retailers at least, this means boxes and boxes of special products to grace our shelves. Assistant Manager Laura Groves spent most of yesterday unpacking the annual mega Holleys Fine Foods order: dozens of luxury items we can’t live without at this time of year. There are chocolate baubles and sugar mice, Baileys truffles and […]
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It was a meeting of the mops:
Three-month old Annie with her wave of black hair and one-year-old redhead Fraser, the cool kid in the high chair. We welcome babies of all shapes and sizes at our Parent and Baby Group on Wednesday mornings at Ilmington Community Café. It’s been one of our most successful groups, giving mums and dads, pregnant mums […]
Our new recruit at Ilmington Community Café is keen to clean up the crumbs
…but Rockin’ Robin refuses to follow our volunteer rotas. He rocks up when he pleases, eyeing the delicious cake (which has been homemade by bakers in Ilmington village.) He chats with customers in a nonchalant manner, and when they push their plates aside, he grabs his chance, pecking and polishing the crockery with great enthusiasm. […]