It was a chance for family, friends, and the photographer from the Stratford Herald to meet in Ilmington Community Café for celebratory tea and cake. Even the church bells rang for this very special occasion. Betty was born in Worcestershire and moved to Ilmington 59 years ago, raising three children with husband Bill, the village […]

James Drinkwater delivers boxes of fruit and veg from Ebrington; Neil Williams proudly unloads Barry the Butcher chicken and meat from Stratford-on-Avon; Leigh McCall sells fresh Grimsby fish from his van on Upper Green. Drinkwaters and Barry deliver to us every working day. “I would say it’s the finest quality meat,” says Neil. “We get […]

It’s an Ilmington tradition that began in lockdown, when we wanted to remind ourselves of the meaning of Christmas. We couldn’t meet up, but we could shine lights in the darkness and candles in our windows, creating community with strings of stars and twinkly trees. Now, of course, we are back in business for mince […]