People, community-ownership and taking a moment to say thanks.
Liz Woznicki2021-06-09T10:31:32+00:00Plunkett are calling for SITR to be renewed past April so that community groups can continue to benefit from tax relief on share investments.
Plunkett launches hunt for leading woodland social enterprises
Liz Woznicki2021-06-03T11:25:56+00:00Become a woodland social enterprise sector leader! Apply now and receive a £10,000 grant, free business support and training to become a hub of knowledge, inspiration and training for your region. The Plunkett Foundation is looking to support three successful, trading woodland social enterprises in England to become Centres of Excellence for [...]
Celebrating Community Business Volunteers
Liz Woznicki2021-06-01T16:27:46+00:00To celebrate Volunteers' Week 2021 and to say thank you to the thousands of volunteers supporting over 700 community businesses across the UK, we’re highlighting the stories of some of their indispensable volunteers. In the last year volunteers have gone ‘above and beyond’ by giving huge amounts of time and energy to supporting [...]
Simple steps to establishing a community business in a place of worship
Liz Woznicki2022-06-16T10:56:10+00:00Aimee Evans, Plunkett's Project Manger, outlines the simple steps to establishing a community business in a place of worship. Whether a grocery shop, post office, café, book shop or providing local fresh food, more and more communities are coming together to ensure that their town or village provides vital services. In this [...]
Plunkett responds to cross-parliamentary inquiry into COVID-19 impact on pubs
Liz Woznicki2021-05-28T11:42:08+00:00Plunkett responds to cross-parliamentary inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on the pub sector. The Pubs APPG is made up of MPs from across the political spectrum. Their inquiry sought views on: How did the UK Government’s handling of the crisis affect the pub sector? Was its support effective? What can [...]
New Summer Training Programme For Community Businesses
Liz Woznicki2021-05-28T09:44:38+00:00Training conducted by specialist advisers for community businesses Taking the first steps to securing a vital community service, like a pub, shop, post-office, woodland or farm can be a daunting task. Finding the right information, advice and support can be critical to your group's journey and in enabling you to help your community [...]
Help Save the West Midlands’ Iconic Pubs
Liz Woznicki2021-05-28T08:08:12+00:00The Plunkett Foundation is calling for community groups in the West Midlands to save their much-loved local pubs. In the West Midlands since 2010 over 539* pubs have sadly been lost. Community pubs across the UK are under threat with over 2,500 pubs closing in 2020 - representing a 5% fall in [...]
James Alcock: Walk For Plunkett & a heartfelt thank you
Liz Woznicki2021-05-20T09:30:20+00:00Thank you for joining our walking challenge #WalkForPlunkett Last weekend a team of Plunkett staff and supporters – from community businesses, through to individuals, business members and partners took on the Walk for Plunkett challenge. Joining us, as we attempted to reach our walking target of 1,000 miles, they helped us to raise [...]
Support for Scottish Community Businesses
Liz Woznicki2021-05-10T13:19:50+00:00Making it easy to access community business support Across Scotland, there is growing interest in community businesses. A type of business that gives the residents of villages and towns the opportunity to safeguard essential services as well as offering communities the chance to develop exciting new assets. To date in [...]
Plunkett’s commentary on Scottish elections May 2021
Liz Woznicki2021-05-10T11:29:41+00:00Ahead of the Scottish elections on Thursday 6 May, our Head of Policy, Chris Cowcher sets out the commitments we expect from all parties to help the community-owned business sector in Scotland to grow and flourish. In Scotland, Plunkett is currently working with 74 community businesses, including 25 shops, 13 woodlands, 10 [...]
