…we are celebrating seasonal, local produce. Here at Ilmington Community Shop, we prefer foods that haven’t travelled hundreds of miles to reach us, or been packed in cellophane with manufactured CO2. And to celebrate the abundance around us, we are throwing a little “Compotition”! Customers are invited to enter their homemade preserves – jams and […]

…and we are looking at ways we can all be a bit kinder to the planet. For instance, by carefully picking the products we use around the home. At Ilmington Community Shop, we stock a wide range of cleaning liquids that minimise the impact on the environment and are truly biodegradable. Most cleaning products are […]

…in Ilmington Village Hall today, where there are stands, demonstrations and talks on the subject of climate change! On the basis that small actions make a big difference, we are part of a national week of more than 4,500 events around the UK. This is a chance to learn about alternative energies, meet the Cotswold […]

…especially people with an historical connection to our colourful village. So when David Bennett walked in with his wife Sally and twin grandchildren Samuel and Luke, we were ready to roll out the red carpet. The twins, aged five, are 3x great-grandsons of the fiddler Sam Bennett, who played with the Ilmington Morris side and […]

We have “no Nola” this week. As regulars will know, Post Office outreach usually happens in Ilmington Community Shop on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, and Nola will be back with her post-office wizardry on Tuesday 21st September. In the meantime, we still sell stationery, paper, envelopes and books of stamps! We can do cash […]