… to meet the children of Ilmington and talk about our community shop. Michele is our manager and Debbie does the communications – and together they managed to conduct an assembly at Ilmington Primary School! “We learned about what it means to be a community shop and café and we found out there are just […]

Unlike British supermarkets, most independent retailers have plenty of tomatoes and peppers, cucumbers and lettuce, despite the shortages reported on the news. Drinkwaters, the local grower and wholesaler supplying our fruit and veg, tells us there is no problem sourcing salad stuffs from the market, even though supplies have been affected by the recent cold […]

We wanted to do our bit for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, so we are raising funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal. They believe that 44,000 people have died in the disaster and 18 million people live in the affected areas, many in urgent need of food, shelter and medical help. It’s […]

Did Shrove Tuesday just crepe up on you? Don’t galette downhearted. Here at Ilmington Community Shop we’ve got everything you need for a bit of better batter. Fine flour, free-range eggs, Cotteswold milk and oodles of toppings to perfect your Pancake Day. Playing catch with the lemons are two flipping fantastic models, Becky and Mike, […]