… a chance to say a proper thank you to everyone who gives their time to Ilmington Community Shop & Café. The sun shone, Barry the Butcher treated us to a delicious BBQ, and we raised a glass together in the beautiful garden, thanks to Paul and Fiona Dakin for hosting us. A huge thank […]
Did you know your Community Shop offers way more than great groceries?
Here’s what you’ll find right here in the village: Cashback at the till with any purchase Priory Dry Cleaning drop-off Shoe repairs Post Office (Tue & Thu, 2–4.45pm) Free notice board for local events DVD & book swap in the café Friendly Groups — find out more at ilmingtonshop.co.uk/friendly-groups For more information-www.Ilmingtonshop.co.uk
Volunteers BBQ
All volunteers and their partners are invited to the garden at Holly Bush House (or the village hall if the weather has other ideas!) for our summer social on the 5th July. Adam from Barry the Butcher will be doing a BBQ from 2pm. If you haven’t already – please save the date and let […]
Café Closed
Due to the very hot conditions in the café and kitchen we have had to take the difficult decision to close the café today, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday to keep our volunteers safe. We have air con, cold drinks and ice creams aplenty in the shop so please come up and cool down!
Goofy, our robot cleaner, does a great job overnight on the shop and café floors but there are always corners he can’t reach!
That’s where our deep clean team comes in, working quietly behind the scenes to keep everything sparkling. Helen is one of our regulars, joining the team on the last Wednesday of every month at 6pm. She also pops in for early shifts and together with her husband Chris helps to pack our Christmas in a […]






