So we were delighted to find a new supplier of sandwiches to fill the hunger gap! The new chiller range immediately caught the eyes of Andy and Craig from Image Painting and Decorators, based in Evesham. “There’s too much selection, I don’t know what to have!” laughs Andy (left). The duo have been working in […]

Giving the thumbs up and becoming the first guests to use our new café terrace are John and his sister Mandy Blann, regular visitors to the Community Café. Their father David was for many years head gardener at Ilmington Manor. And soon afterwards we welcomed (l-r) Peter Redhead, Graham Peasant and Joan Redhead, all of […]

Diane Bright from Northamptonshire came to our street party on Upper Green last week with memories of being nine years old in June 1953. “I lived at Upper Larkstoke with my grandparents – we had no running water and no electricity. The Queen’s coronation was a cold and rainy day and we all squashed into […]

As soon as the Community Shop closed its doors at 1pm last Monday, the deep cleaners moved in! Dusting and polishing, scrubbing and moving fixtures around, our valiant volunteers gave the shop a Big Spruce Up. It was an important part of our volunteer help-out day, a nationwide initiative to encourage volunteering as part of […]

In a rush of Euro enthusiasm, we assembled a range of European produce we regularly stock in our Community Shop. From Italian pizza and pasta to French toast, German salami to Irish Guinness, it appears we have specialities from all around the EU. So if you’re planning an international celebration, let us help you theme […]