Michael Wolverson

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Plunkett UK at Anthropy 2025

2025-04-09T13:00:23+00:00

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 [...]

Plunkett UK at Anthropy 20252025-04-09T13:00:23+00:00

Empowering Rural Communities: Investing in local people

2025-04-04T15:24:46+00:00

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 [...]

Empowering Rural Communities: Investing in local people2025-04-04T15:24:46+00:00

Celebrating Women Leaders in Community Ownership

2025-03-27T14:13:50+00:00

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 [...]

Celebrating Women Leaders in Community Ownership2025-03-27T14:13:50+00:00

Beyond a service: More than just a business

2025-03-26T16:21:13+00:00

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, [...]

Beyond a service: More than just a business2025-03-26T16:21:13+00:00

Plunkett’s annual awards returns for another year!

2025-03-17T12:39:47+00:00

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 [...]

Plunkett’s annual awards returns for another year!2025-03-17T12:39:47+00:00

Raising a glass to growth in Scotland’s community pub sector

2025-02-25T16:39:05+00:00

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 [...]

Raising a glass to growth in Scotland’s community pub sector2025-02-25T16:39:05+00:00

Community Businesses getting ‘out of the blocks’ in Cambridgeshire

2025-04-14T09:22:39+00:00

Our Communications and Marketing Officer, Michael Wolverson, shares how groups are kick-starting their journey towards transforming assets into community ownership with support from the Combined Authority. It has been over six months since I wrote my blog about Cambridgeshire groups bidding to save their pubs. During my recent visit to Cambridgeshire, [...]

Community Businesses getting ‘out of the blocks’ in Cambridgeshire2025-04-14T09:22:39+00:00

Case Study: Distilling Community Spirit on the Isle of Barra

2025-02-14T11:28:30+00:00

How Heaval Distillery is crafting a sustainable future and empowering a remote community in Scotland Plunkett recently awarded a small development grant from the Scottish Rural Network to Uisge Beatha Nan Eilean Limited (Heaval Distillery) on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. Its community whisky distillery project is [...]

Case Study: Distilling Community Spirit on the Isle of Barra2025-02-14T11:28:30+00:00

Turning your idea into a thriving community-owned business

2025-02-06T09:37:37+00:00

Misty Bower, Plunkett's Community Business Adviser, highlights the key takeaways from our recent webinar, 'Community Business: From Idea to Reality.' Ever thought about starting a business that benefits not just you, but your whole community? A business that alongside trading helps, reduce loneliness, improves the environment, or even catalyses community [...]

Turning your idea into a thriving community-owned business2025-02-06T09:37:37+00:00

A fresh focus for New Year and beyond

2025-01-13T16:47:40+00:00

Plunkett's Community Business Manager, Alison Macklin, offers valuable insights on what your community business should prioritise as we enter 2025 Alison running an interactive workshop at The National Community Business Conference  After all the disruptions, challenges, and stressful situations of the past few years, it's understandable if training [...]

A fresh focus for New Year and beyond2025-01-13T16:47:40+00:00
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