… beyond the visible roles like serving at the till or in the café. After working for almost 10 years on the community shop floor, Irene Sabin has a new responsibility. “In a month’s time I’ll be 88,” says Irene, “and my joints are now so painful with rheumatoid arthritis.” She lists most of the […]

…and last year we had a really grumpy queen,” says Liz Morris. “This year they’ve been really good.” We are standing in Liz’s Ilmington garden next to three hives which will produce around 60 litres of glorious honey this year. “The honey is mainly Dave’s hobby,” says Liz of her momentarily absent husband. “Dave likes […]

… and we were impressed to meet these sweaty Betties (and Berts) on the café terrace during the heatwave. “We started exercising at 8am!” declared the runners from Stratford upon Avon Athletics Club when they stopped for refreshments. At this point it was 10am and already something like 27 degrees Centigrade. If you are looking […]