A Van Gogh palette of colours over Ilmington Community Shop at dusk yesterday. What the shepherds made of it we don’t know, but its fleeting beauty reminds us how lucky we are to be right here, doing what we do, right now. Photograph by M. Hall

This week we are challenging our manager Michele to source those hard-to-find items, but like any good corner shop, we have a wide range of goods already on the shelves. Drawing pins and Hoisin sauce; tennis balls and bamboo socks; frozen scallops and hand-made earrings, to name a few. “We had an American lady and […]

For those of you who remember Challenge Anneka – and those who don’t – we’d like you to “challenge Michele” to find foodstuffs and items that are proving tricky to track down! In the TV series, presenter Anneka Rice would run all over town wearing Lycra and working on community projects. Challenge Michele will be […]

Our community loves the parties and picnics, pop-up wine bars, Farmers Markets and long-table suppers we stage each month and we need a friendly band of people to help us create them. We’re not asking too much: just the occasional afternoon, evening, or even an hour on the day. Tasks range from setting up to […]

… a chance to celebrate the many people who dedicate their time and energy to Ilmington Community Shop. From the dozens who serve customers and stack shelves, to the folk who fix things; from the chair of the committee to a lady who has just signed up to bake cakes, we all met on Saturday […]