Some of our favourite fruit is in season and we have cherries, ripe strawberries and chilled slices of watermelon for your delectation. This weekend, our air-conditioned shop is just the place to escape the worst of the heat. If you’d like to place orders of fruit, veg or meat for the bbq, please call us […]

“They look great, much better than the old-style panels,” said Susan. “It gets the word out to others to replicate what you are doing.” Volunteer Fiona Dakin has been steering our solar project and, on advice from MP Manuela Perteghella, applied for a £6,000 grant from Stratford’s Community Climate Change and Nature Recovery Fund. She […]

Bring us your greens, your apples, your potatoes – any fresh produce you can’t use – for our “apple cart”. The season’s bounty will be distributed in return for donations to the community shop. It’s a great way to ensure that the fruits of your allotment or back garden don’t go to waste. Call in, […]

Seven o’clock is the time for our pop-up Pimm’s Night – and other drinks will be available. We will be spilling out onto the terrace if we possibly can, to make the most of one of the longest days of the year. Please join us and bring your summer vibes with you!

Our youngest customers are always welcome at Ilmington Community Café, but Wednesday mornings are the time for our informal Parent and Baby Group. It’s a chance for babies and their carers to meet like-minded company. It also gives us a chance to cuddle and coo – here manager Michele meets George, a brand new resident […]