Our lovely volunteers turned up in all the right gear this week for a set-to in the community café back yard. We found them diligently pruning shrubs, weeding and tidying up for the winter. Pictured (from left) are Jo Johnson and Karen Peachey, both keen Ilmington gardeners, and Jane Neate who organised the autumn clear-up. […]

Why not prolong your summer by joining Book Club @thecafe this month? We are heading for One August Night on the Greek island of Crete, and the year is 1957. Victoria Hislop’s dramatic tale is her sequel to The Island, one of the best-selling book club novels of all time. A cure has been found […]

She’ll be following a trail to Ilmington Community Shop and Café, where we are hosting the Treat Hub from 9am to 12 noon. This is chance for all pets to discover natural, delicious treats, from dehydrated fruit to beef knuckles. “Lola is one of our doggie clients – not her real name!” says Gemma Cardwell […]

This week we’ve taken delivery of some beautiful items in the Wrendale Designs range from Lincolnshire. Watercolourist Hannah Dale started her country-style business in 2012 and has become a nationally-recognised designer of stationery, gifts and Royal Worcester tableware. With half an eye on Christmas, we’ve stocked our gift shelves with her beautiful notelets, book marks […]

Donating food is a great way of spreading joy – from our village bakers such as Joan Redhead, pictured, who give their time to make the cakes for the café, to the generous customers who pop a tin in the food bank collection in the shop. Today we’re celebrating the times that someone has made […]