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It’s your chance to chat to Linda Eunson Luckett from the charity VASA – no appointment required! We asked Linda to tell us about the kind of help she’s been offering recently and were amazed at the breadth of her reply: “I have provided copies of the bus timetable and assisted in filling in forms. […]

…and some belong to our special teams: the Saturday Squad or the Gardening Gang, the Cake Bakers or the Maintenance Massive! (OK, we just made that one up, but we do have a dedicated maintenance crew…) Well here before you are members of the Events Squad, wonderful people who bring you our occasional Long Table […]

…curvy amphoras for carrying olive oil and an Iron Age princess’s mirror: on Friday in the café we moved from essential items to objects of enchantment, as archaeologist Brian Meredith described the ancient history of Ilmington, the Stour Valley and the wider Cotswolds area. We learnt about the Black Death and real life, forgotten Manor […]

As the evenings draw in, discover our new ranges of comfort foods from the freezer. Look out for Field Goods: delicious dishes like Tarragon Chicken and Dauphinoise that you don’t have to make yourself. How about the award-winning Supper Club range, with options like Lamb Hot Pot, 3 Bean Chilli and Fish Pie? Or Haddock […]