Communities across England are being urged to consider owning, leasing and running pubs which are under the threat of closure after the Covid-19 lockdown - and The More Than a Pub support programme has been relaunched to help.
A new guide designed to help local councils across England better understand the benefits that community businesses can bring to their areas is set to be launched later this year.
Plunkett Foundation's head of engagement Harriet English welcomes the support of Power to Change, the independent trust that supports community businesses in England, as the charity gears up its post Covid-19 lockdown support and resources.
Plunkett Foundation chief executive James Alcock welcomes the widespread support for our Vision for a Post Covid Rural Recovery
Plunkett has produced this new report as part of the Co-op funded Covid-19 support for Rural Community Businesses between April – June 2020.
Plunkett Foundation chief executive James Alcock looks ahead to a rural renaissance as he introduces Plunkett's Rural Vision.
How the residents of Church Fenton worked with their parish council to secure support from the Public Works Lone Board to save their local shop and pub
Plunkett adviser Alan Collard explores and explains the Public Works Loan Board, which gives town and parish councils (in England) and town and community councils (in Wales), the ability to borrow large sums, for long periods, at historically low and fixed interest rates.
Plunkett Foundation launches new ‘Ripple Effect’ report, in partnership with the Co-op
As the national lockdown closed the doors of businesses across the country, one newly opened rural community shop in East Yorkshire showed innovation and adaptability to remain open and provide community spirit and vital supplies to those who needed them more than ever.
