We have done some research with our customers and volunteers and discovered that Jenny likes hers mixed with raspberries, Michael likes his straight out of the punnet, Monica prefers a dollop of crème fraiche on hers but Catherine loves to add raspberries and a little dash of Spirit of Ilmington Raspberry Liqueur on hers. We […]

…or at least a Pop-up Wine-bar! Join us tomorrow night at our community café – from 7-9pm, no ticket required, just rock up and meet old friends and new. We’ll have a selection of wines on offer, and something else if you’re not into wine… Unlike our last one, you shouldn’t need coats and scarves […]

We have chatted about The Girl with the Louding Voice, eaten some of our famous homemade cake and drunk tea today and then we chose Firefly by Henry Porter. From the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen year old boy is making his way to Germany and safety. Codenamed ‘Firefly’, […]

What a delight to see so many faces across the generations of the village and to welcome many visitors who joined the festivities. At one stage the queue for the pig roast snaked across the terrace, but there was plenty for all and many still had room for homemade cake and hot drinks. In the […]

Mavis lives in a nearby village but loves to work in the shop at Ilmington as she enjoys the feeling that she is helping out. ‘I love the variety of products on offer here and the friendliness and ‘buzz’ of the villagers and visitors’ says Mavis. She thinks there is a great ‘sense of community’ […]