…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 […]