…curvy amphoras for carrying olive oil and an Iron Age princess’s mirror: on Friday in the café we moved from essential items to objects of enchantment, as archaeologist Brian Meredith described the ancient history of Ilmington, the Stour Valley and the wider Cotswolds area. We learnt about the Black Death and real life, forgotten Manor […]
Archives for September 2024
We’ve got lots of new products in Ilmington Community Shop this autumn!
As the evenings draw in, discover our new ranges of comfort foods from the freezer. Look out for Field Goods: delicious dishes like Tarragon Chicken and Dauphinoise that you don’t have to make yourself. How about the award-winning Supper Club range, with options like Lamb Hot Pot, 3 Bean Chilli and Fish Pie? Or Haddock […]
Comparing collections: seven-year-old Neo Harford-Brown and archaeologist Brian Meredith in Ilmington Community Café
Neo and Brian both like “finding things” and Brian was interested to see some flint Neo had found in the village. Thousands of years ago, Brian explained, a piece of flint with a natural hole in it might have been used to make jewellery. On Friday afternoon, from 4 to 5pm in the Café, Brian […]
