…and over the holiday period, reopening on Tuesday 4th January. Archie, who’s nearly three, is looking forward to returning to our Wednesday morning Parent and Baby group in 2022! Meanwhile, Ilmington Community Shop remains open as usual over Christmas and we are holding a mulled wine tasting tomorrow morning, Saturday. You’ll be able to taste […]

…a little boy is thrilled to open a letter from Father Christmas. Henry Hart, aged 3, is a new recruit of our Wednesday Parent and Baby group and, with a little help from his mum Laura, he wrote his first letter to Santa Claus. “When I asked him what he wanted for Christmas,” says Laura, […]

These two lovely chaps, Bill and Rupert, will be offering tasting samples of their amazing fruit gins all morning. The Spirit of Ilmington range is made in a small distillery on Back Street and sold in Fortnum & Mason as well as Ilmington Community Shop. And while you’re sipping on the famous Ilmington Apple Brandy, […]

…Hamnet is the perfect choice for book club in Ilmington Community Café. William Shakespeare grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, a few miles from our village, and departed for London as a young married man. Why did he leave his wife and twin children behind? What might be the connection between Hamnet, the son who died, and […]

We have a special relationship with one of Santa’s elves, who sends a personal reply! Adult customers also have a direct link to Christmas, via our chief elf and manager Michele. She’s got everything in hand, sourcing local suppliers and saving us from standing in supermarket queues. Let us put together your Christmas in a […]