working their regular shift at Ilmington Community Shop and and Café. The Snowdens have lived in the village for 40 years and raised their family here. They now have four grandchildren. “It’s important that the shop and café is a community facility first,” says Diana, “but it’s also lovely to welcome people from outside.” The […]

… with our new range of Skillipig greeting cards, all branded for us and new in at Ilmington Community Shop. You can send Birthday messages, Just for You cards and Notes from Ilmington, all featuring a set of hedgehog characters designed by Dick Skilton from Shropshire. “I was looking at small wild animals and painted […]

… , here at Ilmington Community Shop and Café, we are making sure that our customers feel safe and secure. We now allow up to four customers into the shop, but masks must be worn. We follow lots of protocols in the café, too, including Track and Trace registration. Meanwhile, behind the scenes and after […]

Did you have a paper round, or were you given the washing up? Maybe you mowed the neighbour’s lawn or worked in the corner shop? Well, Saturdays are calling again, because this corner shop needs you! At Ilmington Community Shop, we have lots of potential volunteers, but very few regular takers for Saturdays. We’re not […]

… and usually we’d be looking forward to serving hundreds of slices of sponge cake and endless pots of tea on our café terrace. But this year, it was felt it wouldn’t be safe or fair to ask our volunteers to work shoulder-to-shoulder to feed the hoards. So the café will close at 12 noon […]