Michael Wolverson

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Together for Good

2026-06-12T13:36:14+00:00

During Great Big Green Week (6-14 June), we’re celebrating how Plunkett and community businesses are driving and inspiring environmental impact. This year’s theme focuses on the power of people coming together to do good for the environment - recognising the collective efforts that make neighbourhoods better places to live, protect [...]

Together for Good2026-06-12T13:36:14+00:00

New Impact Report highlights growing demand for community ownership

2026-06-11T12:09:08+00:00

Thirty-four new community-owned businesses opened in 2025, taking the sector to 869 trading businesses across the UK, according to Plunkett UK's latest Impact Report, launched at The Shard in London yesterday (10 June). Community ownership continues to gather momentum across the UK, with 34 new community-owned businesses opening during 2025 despite [...]

New Impact Report highlights growing demand for community ownership2026-06-11T12:09:08+00:00

More Than a Shop: 20 Years at the Heart of Bathford

2026-06-05T13:55:59+00:00

This is the story of Bathford Village Shop and Café, a place at the centre of the community, providing connection, support and essential services for over two decades. In May, the people of Bathford came together to celebrate a significant milestone: 20 years of their village shop and café in [...]

More Than a Shop: 20 Years at the Heart of Bathford2026-06-05T13:55:59+00:00

Community-owned hospitality helping tackle youth unemployment as one million young people left without work or training

2026-05-28T12:08:35+00:00

Community-owned pubs, cafés and restaurants are a proven part of the solution to rising youth unemployment, particularly in rural areas where opportunities are most limited. The call comes as national coverage today highlights growing concern over young people’s access to work. The latest Office for National Statistics figures show nearly [...]

Community-owned hospitality helping tackle youth unemployment as one million young people left without work or training2026-05-28T12:08:35+00:00

When Community Rights are Wrong

2026-05-21T15:23:06+00:00

Read how the community in Stoke Goldington has been held back by current legislation in its efforts to secure The Lamb – and why the new Community Right to Buy offers new hope The Lamb in Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire is a typical local pub in a predominantly rural village. It [...]

When Community Rights are Wrong2026-05-21T15:23:06+00:00

Protecting Places That Bring Us Together

2026-05-15T14:15:11+00:00

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re celebrating how community-owned hospitality businesses offer so much more than food and drink. They are lifelines: safe, welcoming spaces where people connect, share, and feel less alone. In many rural communities, connection depends on shared spaces - but what happens when those spaces disappear? [...]

Protecting Places That Bring Us Together2026-05-15T14:15:11+00:00

Targeted funding supports communities across Scotland to take control of local pubs

2026-05-12T15:32:03+00:00

As rising costs and the loss of local services continue to challenge rural and island Scotland, communities are finding practical ways to protect the places that matter most. Plunkett UK has secured a further year of funding from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Rural Network, enabling us to continue supporting rural [...]

Targeted funding supports communities across Scotland to take control of local pubs2026-05-12T15:32:03+00:00

A genuine desire to work together

2026-04-20T15:21:59+00:00

Co-operatives supporting co-operatives really can be a powerful thing. Gemma Sills, Head of Partnerships, reflects on attending the 2026 Co-op Retail Conference, hosted by Co-operatives UK, and held in Glasgow from 19-21 March. This was my first time at the Co-op Retail Conference, and I was blown away by the [...]

A genuine desire to work together2026-04-20T15:21:59+00:00

Leah’s story – The Plough Inn, Longparish

2026-04-16T14:41:39+00:00

Discover Leah’s story, showing how working in her local community-owned pub helped her build confidence and gain valuable experience. “Since I started working at The Plough Inn in March 2023, my confidence has grown in ways I never expected. I’m in my early twenties and at a stage in life [...]

Leah’s story – The Plough Inn, Longparish2026-04-16T14:41:39+00:00
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