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We would like to introduce our new shop manager, Helen Tate. Helen moved to Ilsington in 2003 and has been a customer at the shop since it opened. We know that the shop will be in safe hands with Helen and hope you will all give her a warm welcome when she begins on 1st September.

Another great Volunteer Fun Day with delicious food and a chance to have a game of bowls.

We like to look after our volunteers at the shop and run regular events to bring everyone together to say thank you for all your hard work. We thought that August would guarantee a sunny day, but as always, the Dartmoor weather had other ideas!

Regardless, everyone had a smashing afternoon and it gave us all a chance to see Emma again and to give her some super Farewell presents from the Community and from the Committee.

After three wonderful years, Emma, our shop manager has decided to move to pastures new. She hasn’t moved far, mind you, only to Stover School where she will begin a new job.

We are very sad to see her go but we know that we will still see her regularly as a customer.

On Emma’s last day, we couldn’t let her leave without saying goodbye to some of the community she has served over the years. A surprise leaving party in the shop seemed ideal and a lovely photo collage created by Ruth made it very special.

We all wish her love and luck and hope that she and Katy settle into their new surroundings very soon.

Evelyn’s Pottery

Ilsington Community Market

Saturday 22 June 2016

1 – 4pm at Ilsington Village Hall

Come and join us for a Summer Market with a Difference!

The Community Market is now a regular event at the Village Hall enabling us to buy locally produced food and crafts……and all right on your doorstep!

This market is full of traditional and modern handmade crafts and gifts – perfect presents for family, friends or even yourself!

This month we are organising a FREE SEED & SEEDLING SWAP. Just bring along any spare seedlings that you have and you will be able to swap them for others. Local seedlings grow hardy plants that flourish in our Dartmoor climate! If you don’t have any seedlings to swap, then you can buy some for a small donation.

There will be a RAFFLE and PONY RIDES too!

As usual the café offers a great place to catch up with friends and neighbours and enjoy delicious bacon baps, cream teas and hot drinks.

A community table is available if you have a few surplus vegetables, jams or plants to sell. Just bring along your priced items and we will sell them for you!

Any profits from this market will be donated to Hannah’s (The Dame Hannah Rogers Charity).

If you would like a stall at the market, please contact Su on 01364 661318.

Hope to see you all there!

It is with a heavy heart that we have to report that Brian Major has sadly passed away. Although he had been poorly for a long time, it is still a huge shock to everyone and he will be greatly missed.

Brian has been a member of the Ilsington Village Shop Community from the very start – since before it was even a shop! Indeed, he designed the shop and was on site during its build to make sure that Neil and Jane’s boys were doing things right. And since it’s opening, both he and Barbara have been key members of both the committee and the family of volunteers that keep this wonderful shop running so smoothly.

Many of you will remember his cheery face and his gentle humour as well as his wonderful artistic creations that still grace our shop walls. He leaves a huge hole in this community and our love and support go to Barbara at this time.

Carla Faulkner kindly created an article about our shop and submitted it to the Devon Life magazine who published it in the May 2016 issue. It’s a lovely piece that perfectly captures all the best bits of our little shop. Pick up your copy soon!

Ilsington Community Market

Saturday 5 December 2015

1 – 4pm at Ilsington Village Hall

Come and join us for a Christmas Market with a Difference!

The Ilsington Community Market is now a regular event at the Village Hall enabling us to buy locally produced food and crafts……and all right on your doorstep!

Our Christmas Market has a wide variety of stalls selling traditional and modern handmade crafts, locally made jams and honey, jewellery, pretty gifts, delicious cakes, framed prints, local meats and vegetables.

Come along and choose your Christmas presents and treats in a lovely festive atmosphere. There will also be a Christmas raffle and Christmas music as well as mince pies and mulled wine.

As usual the café offers a great place to catch up with friends and neighbours and enjoy delicious turkey baps, mince pies and hot drinks.

A community table is available if you have a few surplus vegetables, jams or plants to sell. Just bring along your priced items and we will sell them for you!

Any profits from the running of this market will be donated to a local charity.

If you would like a stall at the market, please contact Su on 01364 661318.

Hope to see you all there!

On the 10 October at the Community Market, the exciting results of the Ilsington Shop Community Awards 2015 were announced. Seven organisations from the Parish applied for funds and we are happy to announce that EVERYONE was successful! The shop gave a total of £5110 to worthwhile causes.

1. £500 was given to the Friends of Ilsington School towards a collection of wooden toadstool-style seating stools for the school field.

2.£250 was given to the Friends of Simms View towards Christmas craft activities and a party, including transport to the event for the elderly and normally housebound locals.

3. £250 was given to the Ilsington Netball Club towards the purchase of a kit bag of equipment as well as affiliation fees.

4. £750 was given to Ilsington Preschool for a living willow dome installation (including materials and ground preparation).

5. £60 was given to the Ilsington Primary School Council for classroom recycling boxes.

6. £1800 was given to Ilsington Village Hall for a portable stage

7. £1500 was given to the 1st Liverton Scout Group towards the purchase of replacement equipment necessary for week-long camps (notably tents, benches and fridges).

All of this is only possible because of the wonderful volunteers who generously give their time to help out in our shop and because of the wonderful customers from far and wide who continue to visit our shop. Give yourselves a huge pat on the back. We couldn’t do this without you!