St. Mary's Church
The 'Week in the Benefice' is updated each week by Reverend Chris Goble and can be found on the St. Mary's page.
Flower Show
The Flower Show will be held again this year, in conjunction with the Ilmington Show, on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August. The Horticultural Society need more people to help on the day, from about 10 a.m., and to steward in the afternoon. Would anyone willing to help please get in touch with /Russ Wisdom (682 668) or Sylvia Gardner
(682 250).
Ilmington Primary School starts £550,00 investment scheme
Work commences next week on a £550,000 investment scheme for the children of Ilmington C of E Primary School.
Two new classrooms for Classes 1 and 2 are to be constructed to replace old life-expired wooden classrooms erected as a temporary measure in 1992. The new classrooms will be connected directly to the existing main school buildings providing completely undercover access to all facilities for the first time and greatly improving safety and security at the school. An enlarged outside recreation area for the Reception class will also be constructed and the school's kitchen is to be enlarged.
The programme is being funded by Warwickshire Education Authority and is due to be completed in September in time for the new school year.
Ilmington School was classed as 'Outstanding' at its Ofsted inspection last November and also achieved 'Outstanding' status at its Church Authority inspection in December. The new classrooms and other alterations will strengthen the school's facilities even further.
Headteacher Sally Naish said: "The rebuilding of the school has been planned for several years and everyone is delighted that it is now about to happen. It will be ready in time for our new children starting school in September and we still have places available for this year's intake. All the children will benefit from the improved teaching facilities that our education authority has funded."
Ilmington Cinema Group
Our village cinema group's 'Screen on the Green' showings for the local community in our Village Hall, start at 7.30pm and the doors open at 7pm on the dates shown in the Diary of Events.
There are refreshments, a fully licensed bar and ice creams. Everybody welcome. Tickets available from The Red Lion or Outreach Post Office or, if available, at the door.
Local Walks
The Cotswolds Wardens have recently created a new stile free walk in the Ilmington area. To view the route and to get directions follow the link.
supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and involved collating oral histories of those who lived in the village through the first decade of the Queen’s reign; memories which were then encapsulated in a community play, ‘Magic Moments’, especially written by local playwright Mark Currey and which was performed to packed houses over the Jubilee weekend. An exhibition of local 50s memorabilia also drew over 450 visitors as well as a highly successful Jubilee 50s dance. 
