Aged 78 and going on 17, he’s a bundle of energy who’s been volunteering at Ilmington Community Shop since we opened in 2015. He’s kind, he’s funny and he’s very loud. “Use the marmite reference,” he bellows. “Some love him, some hate him.” We all love Geoff really. He’s on the Parish Council and he […]

Please come to the rescue! Thanks to a glitch in the order codes, Ilmington Community Shop has a glut of RJ’s liquorice sticks in stock. Each soft-eating RJ’s Licorice Log is only 85p: now that’s not a lot to transport you from lockdown blues to the flavours of childhood. See you at the sweetie counter

You’ve been peeling and preserving, chopping and conserving and the day is nearly here… next Friday 12th February is the deadline for the Great Ilmington Marmalade Challenge at Ilmington Community Shop! Many of you have already delivered your homemade Seville orange marmalade, like little rays of sunshine, into the shop, and we’ve been looking after […]

Most of the friendly faces in Ilmington Community Shop are volunteers from the village itself. But not all. Caroline Fisher is one of a handful of helpers who hail from outside Ilmington. Caroline, 61, lives in Northwick Park Estate near Blockley in Gloucestershire. We’ve got volunteers from Shipston and Tredington, Ebrington and Cherington too – […]

Calling all romantics and anyone who wants to treat themselves during lockdown! We want you to think ahead to Valentine’s Night on Sunday 14th February. Here at Ilmington Community Shop we are poised to help you create a Big Night In. Shake out the tablecloth, light the candles and let us provide the ingredients. How […]