… and we celebrated a fundraiser which drew the whole village together. The raffle itself raised £1,590 for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and along with your donations (still coming in!) we’ve raised an impressive £2,026 to date. We’d like to thank the two fabulous Ilmington pubs – The Red Lion and The Howard Arms […]

We’ve got beautiful sea scallops, Salmon Wellingtons handmade in Grimsby, Fish Cakes with haddock, leek and Cheddar, Luxury Fish pies and more. Chapman’s is a family business that has been part of British fishing heritage for generations. The company takes very seriously the job of sourcing fish responsibly. We asked the UK community shop network […]

It’s the Cotswold Butcher lasagne, delicious and locally-made in Shipston, that we’ll be serving on Saturday at 12 noon in our community café. Lasagne with Friends is our first community lunch event and we’ll be serving the meal on long tables, because for us it’s all about bringing people together. Tickets are £7, to include […]

…and anyone interested to learn more about our community cooperative: it’s the Ilmington Community Shop AGM at 7pm tonight. We are meeting in Ilmington Village Hall and every member has the right to vote. We will be serving wine, beer and soft drinks and requesting cash donations for the Ukraine disaster fund. You’ll also need […]

Do come along this afternoon if there’s anything you need, as we will only have one Post Office counter a week until after Easter. Nola and her team usually visit from 2pm to 4.15 on a Tuesday and Thursday, offering a really personal Post Office service. But it will be Tuesday afternoons only for the […]