James Alcock, Chief Executive Officer, gives his thoughts on the results of the General Election and what it now means for the community-owned business sector. The result of yesterday’s election has led to a new party of power in Government for the first time since 2010. Labour’s win brings to [...]
Read our eight top tips for accessing a range of funding opportunities for your community business, as shared on our recent webinar on the subject. In response to the suspension of the Community Ownership Fund (COF) due to the General Election, and the vast number of enquiries that Plunkett [...]
Open letter from Plunkett UK, ACRE and RSN urges minister to delay any decision on the transfer of Royal Mail until after the election. Three organisations representing rural community interests have expressed concerns that a possible buyout of Royal Mail could result in a watering down of the Universal Service [...]
With the party manifestos now published ahead of the General Election on 4 July, Chris Cowcher, our Head of Policy and Communications, considers how the policies included could support our sector. We’re 3 weeks into the 2024 General Election campaign, and this week marks a significant milestone in the [...]
The UK’s only face-to-face conference for community business comes to London this October, organised by Plunkett UK in association with Webmart. The National Community Business Conference 2024 takes place on Thursday 23 October 2024 and promises to deliver the very best insights and practical advice for community businesses, no matter [...]
Plunkett UK is governed by a Board of Trustees who are elected by our members. These 12 individuals are volunteers, generously giving their time and sharing their considerable expertise. For Volunteers Week 2024, we caught up with three of our Trustees – Alex Beggs (AB), Ruth McAreavey (RM) and Jeevan Jones (JJ) – who [...]
Volunteers are responsible for every aspect of life at the community-owned Fox Inn in Garboldisham, Norfolk. Iain Entwistle shares their story so far, the benefits and challenges of being entirely volunteer-run and their exciting plans for what’s next. The Fox Inn is a Grade II listed pub dating back to [...]
A community group in Helpston, near Peterborough, is the first to receive a capital grant in a programme being run by Plunkett UK in partnership with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. The Bluebell Inn Community Hub Association has been awarded £45,000 to support its efforts to save the much-loved [...]
Head of Policy and Communications, Chris Cowcher, sets out Plunkett UK’s view on the election and encourages community businesses to be local champions. The date has finally been confirmed and the six weeks of official campaigning ahead of the UK General Election has begun. On the morning of Friday 5 [...]
Head of Policy and Communications, Chris Cowcher, shares an update on the external affairs work Plunkett has been doing in election year. I have worked in the world of community-owned businesses going back to 2007 and I never get tired of talking about and representing the amazing things that [...]
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