This is the story of Dunbar Community Bakery; one of the first community businesses to be established by residents via a community share offer. Situated on the East Lothian coast, Dunbar Community Bakery is a thriving community owned business with over 1,000 shareholders and a population of around 10,000 to serve. [...]
Enjoy this short film to see how community-owned businesses transform lives across the UK; and see how you can help us keep them thriving. At Plunkett UK, we believe community is at the heart of everything we do. This short film captures the everyday impact of [...]
This is the story of Huby & Sutton Community Shop; a volunteer-run hub at the heart of its village, now honoured with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. “We think about how we can keep it local in everything we do.” Finalists at the 2024 Rural Community Business Awards These [...]
This is the story of The Rising Sun, an award-winning pub that has become a vital hub for the community of Woodcroft, Gloucestershire. When the village faced the closure of its only facility, the community fought to save it. With support from Plunkett UK, the community reopened their cherished pub in [...]
Wendy Chamberlain MP and Willie Rennie MSP have visited two inspiring communities in Fife to support these local initiatives and the role of Plunkett UK in supporting thriving rural communities. Visits to The Haven Community Inn in Cellardyke and Elie Kirk Community Enterprise Limited (EKCEL) formed part of the parliamentarians’ tour [...]
Our Head of External Affairs, David Lydiat, reflects on what he heard and engaged with at this autumn’s Conservative and Labour Party Conferences Party Conference season is always a unique opportunity to listen, engage, and advocate for the recognition of community ownership. With the political landscape shifting and rural communities often [...]
This is the story of GALE’s award-winning approach to inclusive volunteering and year-round community impact The Gairloch and Loch Ewe Action Forum (GALE) is a community-owned Development Trust based in mid-Wester Ross, serving the village of Gairloch and its surrounding areas. GALE’s mission is to build “a sustainable, resilient, and vibrant [...]
In this case study, Michael Wolverson, Communications Officer, speaks with committee member Mike Hemsley, who shares insights into Itteringham’s 30-year journey of having a community-owned shop. Could you share the story of how the community came together to establish the community shop 30 years ago? In 1994, Brian Fairhead, [...]
Our Chief Executive, James Alcock, responds to the Government's flagship Pride in Place Programme announced yesterday (25 September) National charity, Plunkett UK, has today expressed disappointment that the Government’s flagship Pride in Place programme risks overlooking rural communities, despite the pressing need for investment and support in these areas. The [...]
Plunkett is proud of the 99% survival rate for community businesses – but what does that look like on the ground? Our Communications Officer, Michael Wolverson, shares more from a trip to south west Scotland… May 2025 As I arrived in Ballantrae, the notorious ‘Scottish rain’ swept in, and the [...]
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