The terraces at Ilmington Community Café were a riot of colour and activity for our first Celebrating Nature event by volunteer Jane Neate this weekend. Ilmington resident and artist Kathryn Mann painted 12 delightful nature stones, from the Hairy Dragonfly to the Common Green Shield Bug, and youngsters were sent out to find them in […]

…, a volunteer at the Community Shop and Café. As part of Great Big Green Week, Jane is Celebrating Nature outside the café on Saturday. There will be a stone trail around Ilmington (with beautiful painted stones by @kathrynmannartist), the building of a bug hotel and a stall of pollenating plants by Ilmington florist Leanne […]

Congratulations Laura Groves, our wonderful Assistant Manager at Ilmington Community Shop, on the occasion of your 50th birthday. It gave us an excuse to gather and give you hugs and tell you you don’t look your age. Also to eat the delicious Victoria sponge made by volunteer Joan Redhead. Laura, thank you for all you […]