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Keep it in the Community – Plunkett launches an online directory of community assets

2022-03-08T14:12:21+00:00

Plunkett launches an online directory of assets of community value - ACVs Keep It in the Community (KIITC) is an online database of all community assets in England, such as pubs, shops and land, that have been nominated or registered as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). First set up by mySociety, [...]

Keep it in the Community – Plunkett launches an online directory of community assets2022-03-08T14:12:21+00:00

Amberley Shop – planning a hub within its church

2023-01-31T15:22:53+00:00

Developing a shop, cafe & postal service within Amberley's church and at the heart of its community Plunkett’s Head of Policy & Communications, Chris Cowcher met Neil Truphet, the former chair of the Amberley Shop on the Common project – a community shop setting-up in the nave of its local church. As the [...]

Amberley Shop – planning a hub within its church2023-01-31T15:22:53+00:00

Community Pubs – 10 things we wish we’d known

2022-01-14T14:17:39+00:00

Community pubs: "Ten things we wish we'd known before we started." As part of Plunkett’s training programme and hosted by the fantastic pub group at the Exelby Green Dragon, we delivered a session called “10 Things We Wish We’d Known Before We Started”. This was aimed at early stage community pub groups [...]

Community Pubs – 10 things we wish we’d known2022-01-14T14:17:39+00:00

Plunkett’s training webinar videos 2021

2022-01-14T13:51:56+00:00

Plunkett's latest training webinar videos From financing your community business and growing sales to managing your customers and embracing change. These videos from the Plunkett Foundation will help you discover more about running your business and making it thrive. These videos are part of a programme of webinars provided completely FREE thanks to the [...]

Plunkett’s training webinar videos 20212022-01-14T13:51:56+00:00

Grants available now for East of England community businesses

2022-09-08T14:29:27+00:00

Grants & business advice are available now for East of England community businesses We’re delighted to announce that the third phase of grants from the Denbury Plunkett Communities Scheme (formerly the Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme) are now open for community-run businesses in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Essex. Grants of up to £1,000 are available [...]

Grants available now for East of England community businesses2022-09-08T14:29:27+00:00

Sharing expert advice and experience with Welsh community businesses

2022-01-07T15:40:06+00:00

Plunkett’s Community Business Manager, Alison Macklin, travelled to Carmarthenshire & Gwynedd to share best practice, advice and the experiences of new and established community groups in Wales Shwmae. In December, Plunkett held its first face to face networking event for almost two years and  ventured into the beautiful Welsh countryside to bring [...]

Sharing expert advice and experience with Welsh community businesses2022-01-07T15:40:06+00:00

Urban community-owned pubs – researching the opportunities

2022-01-06T17:25:14+00:00

Community-owned urban pubs – new research to review the opportunities Plunkett Foundation, working with Power to Change, is conducting a new piece of research that aims to investigate why relatively few community-owned pubs have been established in urban communities to date. Of the current 147 community-owned pubs operating across the UK, only [...]

Urban community-owned pubs – researching the opportunities2022-01-06T17:25:14+00:00

Leiston Community Church Garden

2023-03-17T15:16:25+00:00

Leiston Community Church Garden - creating an inspirational garden to reconnect its community The small Suffolk town of Leiston and its United Reformed church have come together to develop an ambitious plan to provide much needed green space and a thriving hub for the benefit of its community. Phil Edwards, Treasurer of [...]

Leiston Community Church Garden2023-03-17T15:16:25+00:00

Local Food For All

2021-12-15T15:07:13+00:00

Why a community-led approach is needed in Scotland and Northern Ireland - responding to food strategy consultations. Over the past 18 months, the pandemic has brought into focus the weaknesses in our food system. Reliant on often long, global supply chains, our food system is vulnerable to disruption. As consumers, we [...]

Local Food For All2021-12-15T15:07:13+00:00

Bestway Invites Community Businesses to Enjoy Their Christmas Offers

2021-12-15T17:01:35+00:00

At Bestway Wholesale, we are delighted to be the headline sponsor of the Plunkett Foundation’s Christmas fundraising campaign. We’d love to invite your business to come and shop for Christmas at one of our Bestway Wholesale depots.  Once registered as a customer, you will be able to enjoy great offers, promotions, and unbeatable prices. [...]

Bestway Invites Community Businesses to Enjoy Their Christmas Offers2021-12-15T17:01:35+00:00
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