Pretty little Autumn regularly toddles over to Ilmington Community Shop with mummy Leanne and this week she couldn’t wait to tuck into a delicious “awby” of her own. You don’t have to be two to get excited about our new season produce – we’ve got strawberries fresh from the New Forest, asparagus spears from Herefordshire […]
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Hand-crafted in the Cotswolds and winning prizes in London: Spirit of Ilmington Dry Gin has earned a Silver Medal at the 2024 London Spirits Competition!
Owner Bill Buckley, seen here delivering our latest batch by hand, (all the way from his distillery in Back Street to the Community Shop,) is delighted. “We are thrilled that our Dry Gin performed so well,” he says. “The Silver Medal demonstrates that we are creating the types of spirits that bar managers and mixologists […]
We are always on the lookout for great local food suppliers, and are proud to welcome Hook Norton Butchers to the fold!
They produce an excellent range of frozen ready meals from their chef’s kitchen in north Oxfordshire. “It’s a proper family business,” says proud delivery driver Chris. “People travel from far and wide to buy our pork pies.” The enterprise, run by husband and wife Henry and Georgia Lawrence, includes a full butchery service, shop and […]
