We are really sorry for any inconvenience caused. We expect to reopen on Tuesday 30th August from 9.30am. Our Community Shop is open as normal and takeaway tea and coffee may be available. However, please bear in mind that this will be a purely volunteer service! Thank you for your understanding 🙏

We had a really “bella notte”: three delicious courses for just £15, including a glass of wine or beer and a hot drink! Our dinner events in the Community Café are proving increasingly popular: it’s a chance to make new friends and catch up with old ones. And a chance to eat out without breaking […]

The Eco Weigh is a pop-up shop with a simple mission: to help us save the planet! There are new products and essential products, dried goods and plastic alternatives. Come along to Ilmington Community Café this Saturday, 10am to 12 noon, to see what it’s all about. And bring your own containers for refills! The […]

We bake our own croissants, pastries and even organic loaves here at Ilmington Community Shop. They’re fresh out of the oven every morning and “as good as French” according to one happy customer this week. They make a delicious breakfast or mid-morning treat with coffee. However, our croissants do tend to sell like hot cakes, […]

Moraig and Michael, members of Stratford-Upon-Avon Art Society, had set up picnic chairs and easel and were focusing their artistic gaze on our old church building. “It’s such a lovely spot,” said Moraig, who lives near Wimpstone. “I often pop down for some bits and pieces from the shop.” Michael called in for takeaway coffee […]