There was a lovely and lively meeting in Ilmington Community Café this week and the first book choice is “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. Our next meeting is Tuesday 5th October and we’d love you to join in, even if you haven’t read the book. BookClub@TheCafé will meet on the first Tuesday of every […]

who arrived at Ilmington Community Café this week like many of our visitors: on two wheels. She was travelling with a lovely bunch of cyclists, members of the Petersfield u3a (University of the Third Age) near Portsmouth. Luckily for Rosemary and the gang, they hadn’t cycled all the way from Hampshire, but were staying in […]

David’s just won at Mancala by one marble at the new Games Club in Ilmington Community Cafe. “I like playing games!” he declares. Sheila Lowe is having a good time too, even though she’s not winning anything. “I struggle at Snap, so it’s beyond me,” says Sheila. “I’ve only come for the cake.” We don’t […]

…and we even have our own paperback exchange. Well now we are starting a community Book Club, a monthly adventure in enjoying books together. The inaugural meeting will be held in the Café at 2pm on Tuesday 7th September. This will be a chance to chat about literature we love and would like to read. […]

Saturday’s Picnic on the Green was a joyful expression of what it means to live in a real community. Friends and neighbours gathered on Upper Green outside Ilmington Community Shop and picnics were duly spread. The Flowers of Ilmington Morris side lit up the day with traditional music and dances created 150 years ago. Folk […]