Images are a child’s eye view of Ilmington
VILLAGE images of mice and fairies feature in the Ilmington Community Shop and Café 2024 Calendar which has been created by pupils, teachers and the café team to showcase all that’s wonderful in their community.
The Old School House, the Village Hall, the community shop and a mouse which makes a guest appearance on every page are included in the calendar which has been in production since last summer when youngsters went around the village with adults to draw pictures of Ilmington and every single image now appears in the calendar.
“The residents have loved it and there’s been lots of positive feedback from the public. The pupils are from Ilmington and surrounding villages so everyone has been involved. We produce a calendar on a different theme every year and this year’s theme is a Child’s Eye View of Ilmington.
We selected 12 scenes from around the village and invited the children to depict them with drawings, paintings and even collages. The result is a wonderful array of children’s art, next to photographs of the places they were observing. It’s been an absolute pleasure to do,”
said Debbie Sarjant, who handles communications for Ilmington Community Shop and Café.
Last week there was a private viewing of the pupils’ artwork at the community shop and cafe so children could see for themselves their creative calendars in a public space.
The calendars have gone on sale in the shop and via the school with all profits going to the school PTA.
