We do occasionally sell flowers in Ilmington Community Shop and we love it when we do. Spring has sprung as you can see, with bunches of dainty daffs tempting us to believe that longer, warmer days really are in view. We think Wordsworth would have approved…

Ann Sabin last visited our café in November and we heard that she passed away on Thursday 20th January. Ann and her husband Michael were married in the Catholic Church that is now the home of our community shop. Around the time of their visit, they were celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary and sharing memories […]

..you might be surprised how many Scottish products appear in Ilmington Community Shop! If you’re after a wee dram, we’ve got Bell’s Whisky and Famous Grouse. If you love your Scottish shortbread, you’ll adore Dean’s Shortbread presentation tins: each one adorned with the famous Steven Brown Highland Cow. We stock Scottish smoked salmon, Nairn’s biscuits […]

Would you like to join an informal group for a cuppa and a chat? Here at Ilmington Community Café we are relaunching our friendly Games Club, a chance to laugh and play and meet new friends. Come along on Wednesday 19th January at 2pm – in fact, the third Wednesday of any month! You don’t […]

It’s marmalade making season once again and Ilmington Community Shop is bursting with the the fruits of Spanish sunshine. Seville oranges are back, and we are running our Great Ilmington Marmalade Challenge once again. Bring us your jar of homemade, unlabelled marmalade for the chance to win a delicious bottle of fruit gin by Spirit […]