Ho ho ho! He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice: Santa Claus is coming to Ilmington Community Shop with everything you need for your Christmas table. He has bronze and white turkeys, capons, ducks and geese. All the sprouts you can dream of. Cakes and tarts, chutneys and handmade chocolates; holly wreaths, brandy and […]

It’s only a month till next year and we’ve got the most beautiful floral calendar to herald 2021. Flowers of Ilmington is the theme, and the people of Ilmington are the photographers, capturing the seasons through blooms and scenes around the village. Flowers of Ilmington is also the name of the village women’s Morris dancing […]

Tucked away in a corner of Ilmington, the Spirit of Ilmington chaps are keeping up a centuries-old tradition of cider-making in the village. Proprietor Bill Buckley, pictured here with partner in crime Rupert Wyles, has created the famous Grumpy Frog Cider brand and an exquisite Apple Brandy, both of which use apples from the immediate […]