… who recently moved into Ilmington with wife Michaela and their 16-month-old daughter. Welcome Fergus! Leigh the travelling fishman drives all the way from Grimsby Dock on a Monday morning and it’s first stop Upper Green, Ilmington. In an effort to bypass local roadworks, Leigh now comes to us first thing. “It’s made my journey […]

Friedemann hails all the way from Ebrington (and, originally, Germany!) and he decided to join us following the AGM. “When we first came to the Cotswolds in 2020, we did a lot of walking and found the Community Shop,” he explains. “It was in Covid times. We really loved the shop and have come here […]

Our car park has a newly-paved surface, suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs, as well as cars and delivery vehicles. We’ve been wanting to improve the access around the Shop and Café for some time and the new paving has met with widespread approval. “It’s fantastic!” says regular customer and volunteer cake-baker Liz Bott. Liz and […]

…like the Euros and the Elections, so you are excused if you missed that it’s World Chocolate Day this Sunday 7th July! We have something of a sweet tooth here at Ilmington Community Shop, so we are EXACTLY the place to come for your chocolate fix. We have speciality chocolate, everyday chocolate, milk, dark and […]

…discussing which play equipment we’d like to buy for Grace’s Playground, when cooperative member Alan Hessell shot his hand up. “The basket swing is my favourite!” said Alan, to the amusement of the assembled group – and that, of course, swung the vote. A year and more later, here we are, with Alan (aged 77 […]