Meet the Judges for the Rural Community Business Awards 2025 As we gear up to announcing our 2025 Rural Community Business Awards finalists, meet our panel of judges who carefully considered this year's nominations. On 15 May, the judges met to review the shortlisted nominations and [...]
With this year's Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May) highlighting the role of community, Michael Wolverson spotlights two community businesses that intentionally support people facing anxiety and depression and give them a new sense of purpose. Mental health is something we all experience differently, that’s why it’s hard to define [...]
Whether it's holding a range of events or empowering volunteers of all ages, community businesses continuously go the extra mile to foster safe and welcoming environments Community connection is at the heart of what community businesses are all about; they create safe, welcoming spaces where people feel seen, heard, and [...]
Our Communications and Marketing Officer, Michael Wolverson, writes about his visit to The Maybush Inn, for a day of filming and networking, funded by the Suffolk Community Foundation through the East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund. Nestled above a creek on the coast of Essex, The Maybush Inn is [...]
Our Chief Executive, James Alcock, reflects on Plunkett’s experience at Anthropy, an annual gathering of leaders held at the Eden Project. What started in 2022 as a 3-day national gathering at the Eden Project in Cornwall, is now a membership body facilitating year-round collaboration promoting responsible practices within business, fostering new [...]
At our Rural Community Business Awards, the ‘Investing in Local People’ category celebrates how community businesses are transforming lives through employment, training, and volunteering. In rural areas, job opportunities are limited and declining. However, community businesses are well-placed to provide diverse opportunities for both paid work and volunteering, which [...]
Honouring the women who drive Plunkett UK's mission forward and inspire community resilience March marks Women’s History Month, dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the social and historical contributions and achievements of women. At Plunkett, we proudly celebrate the women in our organisation. This year, we are thrilled to announce [...]
At our Rural Community Business Awards, ‘The More Than’ category celebrates how community businesses go above and beyond for their communities. Community-owned businesses stand out from other enterprises by going beyond their traditional service, offering a diverse range of services and amenities to benefit local people. For example, a community pub, [...]
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Rural Community Business Awards, sponsored by Lands Improvement, which this year will be exclusively for Plunkett members. One of the year's most anticipated events for Plunkett UK is back! With generous support from our headline sponsor, Lands Improvement, we will celebrate the remarkable [...]
The number of open and trading community-owned pubs in Scotland has doubled from six to twelve in the last three years, thanks to the partnership between the Scottish Government's Scottish Rural Network and Plunkett UK. Additionally, the number of communities actively seeking ownership in the network in the same period [...]
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