We help find lost keys and rehome stray sheep, we can set you on a footpath and generally act as informal tourist guides to the north Cotswolds. But it’s unusual to be asked to produce a set of twins. When the attendees of Olivia’s Hen Party visited the shop this weekend, they were brandishing a […]

We’re serving both at Ilmington Community Café, from now to 17th December, when we close the café till the New Year. Our classic mince pie comes with clotted cream and goes beautifully with a morning coffee. The mulled wine is the perfect end to a long hill walk. And you can buy them in combination […]

…the last Sunday before Advent, when we bring out the mixing bowls and the wooden spoons to stir the pudding ingredients and make a Christmas wish! Now we know some of you will have already made your Christmas pudding and cake and others won’t get round to it until Santa’s shimmying down the chimney, but […]

…said one of our recent customers as she chose her table in the Community Café. “The altar was over by the till!” It turns out that Ann and Michael Sabin exchanged their vows in Ilmington Catholic Church exactly 55 years ago today. As they settled in for a scone and a toasted tea cake, they […]

His wool comes from Armscote Manor and is sold in Ilmington Community Shop – but this particular little bear was knitted by Barbara Peachey, who lives in North Island, New Zealand. Barbara, “77 years young”, was born and raised in Ilmington. She follows the news of her home village through the Community Shop Facebook page. […]