…but they are a vibrant reminder that marmalade season is upon us! Seville oranges bring a dramatic ray of Spanish sunshine to our shelves and, unless you’re gong to Andalusia to source yours, we hope you’ll shop locally from us. We can supply other ingredients for marmalade makers too, including lemons, sugar – and maybe […]

The trial, in conjunction with Ilmington Village Hall, started yesterday and will continue next Monday morning when the café is usually closed. Villagers are welcome to come along between 10.30 and 12, for company, coffee and cake. On 23rd January there will be the chance to talk to Alvynne Curley from the charity Act On […]

We stock a great range of alcohol-free drinks that will tickle your tastebuds and fool your friends. For instance, Seedlip’s range of distilled non-alcoholic spirits, which make a perfect pact with tonic, ice and a slice. Or Gordon’s 0% Gin, so you can raise your glass, not your blood pressure. And for beer drinkers, we […]

A batch? A kindness? A conference? There was a gathering of cake makers in our Café this week, just some of the volunteers who make the chocolate brownies, the coffee cakes, the lemon drizzles and the Victoria Sponges that grace our café counter from a Tuesday to a Saturday. Sheila Lowe (far left) is the […]

Even if you can’t see an actual doctor, our medicine cabinet is stocked with all the essentials you need to chase away winter bugs! Zap your man flu, soothe the sniffles and ease cold symptoms with supplies from your local community shop. If you’re coughing and sneezing and don’t want to share the germs, we […]