December will soon be upon us and at Ilmington Community Shop we have some lovely Lindt calendars for sale, alongside an unusual idea: advent tea calendars. These pretty selection boxes take you on a journey of organic teas all the way to Christmas Eve! The ideal purchase would be one of each, of course…

A story of two young people caught up in the perilous backdrop of Saint-Malo at the height of the Second World War. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2015 and it’s a dramatic page-turner of a novel. Come along to Ilmington Community Café on 7th […]

Sticky Toffee Sausages adapted from Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson. Thanks to Julie Jones for the recipe: thanks to Ilmington Community Shop for the ingredients. We’ve printed up the full recipe in store for you to take away. Have a sizzling evening everyone! 3tbs oil 1tbs black treacle 1tbs marmalade (sieve to remove bits) […]

Ilmington through the Seasons is the theme of this year’s Community Shop calendar and we think it’s picture-perfect. All the photographs were taken over the last 12 months by the amateur photographers of Ilmington. They show our Cotswold village as it might have looked 100 years ago: its ancient buildings, footpaths and long views, with […]

…so today began well for Anna Sabin, first prize chutney maker in our Ilmington Community Shop “Compotition”. Anna’s Pear and Walnut Chutney was declared “really delicious” by judge Wendy Larner and praised for its “depth of flavour and texture.” It beat some excellent jams, jellies and preserves to win the Spirit of Ilmington prize. Anna, […]