Blog

Read the latest blogs from Plunkett below. If you’d like to contribute to our blog, contact us.

  • November 28, 2023
    Meet Our Community Business Advisers
  • November 24, 2023
    Autumn Statement – A community business review
  • November 23, 2023
    Japanese Professor visits Community-Owned Broughton Shop
  • November 14, 2023
    A Way Forward for Community Rights in Wales?
  • November 10, 2023
    Plunkett talking community-owned business in Northern Ireland
  • November 3, 2023
    Democratic Business Summit
  • October 26, 2023
    Plunkett visit Amberley Community Shop & Cafe
  • October 20, 2023
    Funding from Benefact Trust supports new community business setting up...
  • October 17, 2023
    A tale of two cities: Plunkett Foundation at the party...
  • October 5, 2023
    National Work Life Week - Chris
  • October 2, 2023
    National Work Life Week - Claire
  • September 29, 2023
    Protecting community assets (in England)
  • September 26, 2023
    New research shows community businesses are committed to social and...
  • September 15, 2023
    Refreshing the Plunkett brand
  • September 5, 2023
    Launching a 'universal' community business service
  • September 4, 2023
    “EDI” in the words of our Chair and Chief Executive
  • July 25, 2023
    Community business and new developments
  • July 21, 2023
    Funding from Benefact Trust supports new community business setting up...
  • July 18, 2023
    Community businesses thinking ahead at Facing the Future: Together
  • July 17, 2023
    Young People in Community Business: the legacy of #iwill
  • Plunkett Conference 2023 is sponsored by Bestway Wholesale
    June 26, 2023
    The only face-to-face conference for every rural community business -...
  • June 22, 2023
    Community Ownership: A Better Form of Business Survey 2023 -...
  • June 9, 2023
    Future Countryside
  • June 5, 2023
    Loneliness Awareness Week 2023 (12 - 18 June 2023)
  • June 2, 2023
    Support for Barr Community Shop and Cafe thanks to Benefact...
  • May 30, 2023
    Perseverance personified: The Traveller Rest, Skeeby opens as a community...
  • May 24, 2023
    Plunkett's Community Business Manager at the EVH conference, Dunblane, Scotland
  • May 17, 2023
    James Alcock: Walk For Plunkett - a heartfelt thank you...
  • May 12, 2023
    Community Wealth Building in Scotland
  • May 8, 2023
    Plunkett visit the National Convenience Show at the NEC, Birmingham
  • April 27, 2023
    The Swan, Banton: Scotland’s first community owned pub
  • April 25, 2023
    The Locks Inn community pub provides invaluable work experience
  • April 7, 2023
    Plunkett "out and about" in 2023
  • February 27, 2023
    Citizens Advice Publishes Plan to Investigate Gaps in the Outreach...
  • February 3, 2023
    UK food and drink show, April 2023
  • January 28, 2023
    The challenges and opportunities for community businesses in 2023
  • January 25, 2023
    Royal Warrant Holders charity grant supports new look training hub
  • January 19, 2023
    Garfield Weston helps to protect Plunkett’s “universal” support service
  • December 21, 2022
    A focus on impact: Appleton Community Shop
  • November 24, 2022
    #IWill Week 2022
  • November 18, 2022
    More support still needed...
  • October 18, 2022
    Cycling success for Thakeham team
  • October 11, 2022
    Plunkett Foundation at the House of Lords
  • October 7, 2022
    Plunkett at the Conservative Party Conference
  • October 5, 2022
    Keep it in the Community update 2022
  • September 29, 2022
    Plunkett at the Labour Party Conference
  • September 23, 2022
    Plunkett Foundation calls for a UK-wide Community Right to Buy
  • September 20, 2022
    Levelling Up – Have rural communities been forgotten?
  • August 26, 2022
    Providing essential experience to local young people
  • August 23, 2022
    Energy price crisis: There is no quick fix, but we...
  • Two businessmen reading a document and interacting
    August 17, 2022
    Six ways to tackle spiralling energy prices
  • August 16, 2022
    Westbury Community Shop and Cafe supports local special needs school...
  • August 12, 2022
    Dormant Assets – A potential source of future support for...
  • July 20, 2022
    Plunkett responds to Labour's levelling-up plans
  • July 15, 2022
    Community-owned businesses creating fairer access to food
  • July 11, 2022
    Plunkett responds to reports that commercial pub numbers fall to...
  • July 8, 2022
    Making the case to level-up rural communities
  • June 24, 2022
    Plunkett Foundation calls for a Community Right to Buy in...
  • June 7, 2022
    Why are there less community-owned pubs in urban areas?
  • June 1, 2022
    Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.
  • May 25, 2022
    UKSPF: Communities in Charge campaign
  • May 23, 2022
    Plunkett Foundation seeks temporary data admin support post
  • May 19, 2022
    Nominate Plunkett for a Movement for Good award
  • May 16, 2022
    Creating a community-owned pub on the Isle of Bute, Scotland
  • May 13, 2022
    A review of the Queen's Speech
  • April 28, 2022
    Focus Groups for Community Pubs and Shops
  • April 4, 2022
    Updating Your Model Rules
  • March 23, 2022
    The Spring Budget Statement
  • Community fundraising
    March 14, 2022
    Why is Plunkett fundraising?
  • February 24, 2022
    A place of true partnership – Broad Chalke’s community shop...
  • February 14, 2022
    Levelling Up White Paper and community-owned businesses
  • February 11, 2022
    Dunsfold secures its future through community-ownership & affordable homes
  • February 7, 2022
    Young people and loneliness in rural areas
  • January 19, 2022
    Amberley Shop - planning a hub within its church
  • January 14, 2022
    Community Pubs - 10 things we wish we'd known
  • January 7, 2022
    Sharing expert advice and experience with Welsh community businesses
  • December 31, 2021
    A message from James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation CEO on New...
  • December 16, 2021
    Leiston Community Church Garden
  • November 26, 2021
    Community businesses locating in places of active worship
  • November 5, 2021
    Five ways that community businesses are fighting the climate crisis
  • October 26, 2021
    More than a Pub Event: Inspiring & Developing Community Pubs
  • October 19, 2021
    Film: Supporting Community Business
  • October 15, 2021
    Launching Plunkett's Community Food Strategy
  • October 7, 2021
    Blenheim sponsors study visit to Oxfordshire Community Pubs
  • October 7, 2021
    Launching the 2021 Community Pubs & Shops: A Better Form...
  • October 5, 2021
    Creating Fairer Food for All
  • October 4, 2021
    New Autumn & Winter Training Programme
  • October 1, 2021
    Managing volunteers during the pandemic
  • September 22, 2021
    Research Opportunity - Understanding Community Business Cold Spot Areas
  • September 1, 2021
    The benefits of community-owned businesses in places of worship
  • August 26, 2021
    More than a Pub - Final Report & Reflections
  • July 28, 2021
    Choosing a legal structure
  • Bakery buns
    July 26, 2021
    Church kitchen proves perfect place to bake community’s daily bread
  • July 23, 2021
    The Future Needs of the Community Pub Sector
  • July 20, 2021
    Report of the Annual General Meeting 2021
  • July 16, 2021
    UK Government Community Ownership Fund is now live
  • July 15, 2021
    Plunkett Foundation’s Annual General Meeting 2021
  • June 15, 2021
    Plunkett response to the extension of Covid restrictions in England
  • June 8, 2021
    People, community-ownership and taking a moment to say thanks.
  • June 1, 2021
    Celebrating Community Business Volunteers