Diane Bright from Northamptonshire came to our street party on Upper Green last week with memories of being nine years old in June 1953. “I lived at Upper Larkstoke with my grandparents – we had no running water and no electricity. The Queen’s coronation was a cold and rainy day and we all squashed into […]
The Big Help Out Part 2
As soon as the Community Shop closed its doors at 1pm last Monday, the deep cleaners moved in! Dusting and polishing, scrubbing and moving fixtures around, our valiant volunteers gave the shop a Big Spruce Up. It was an important part of our volunteer help-out day, a nationwide initiative to encourage volunteering as part of […]
Whether you’re rooting for the United Kingdom, fancying Finland or simply hiding behind the settee, you can’t deny that the country is in the grip of Eurovision fever.
In a rush of Euro enthusiasm, we assembled a range of European produce we regularly stock in our Community Shop. From Italian pizza and pasta to French toast, German salami to Irish Guinness, it appears we have specialities from all around the EU. So if you’re planning an international celebration, let us help you theme […]
The Big Help Out Part One
They turned out with wheelbarrows and stout hearts, and together they built a brilliant new terrace for Ilmington Community Café! The 20 or so village volunteers weren’t put off by a bit of Bank Holiday drizzle: they laboured and shovelled, levelled and learned all sorts of new skills. We were lucky that professional builder Jim […]
“This is a quintessentially English village doing what it does best,” said one of our visitors today
The lawns of Upper Green outside Ilmington Community Shop were filled with families and friends, making it a street party to remember. We had burgers and homemade cake, Morris dancing and picnic tables. The sun shone and the children ran in circles, as children are meant to do. Here are a few snapshots from our […]
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