How a village in Cornwall has worked together to open a community-owned shop, drawing on a shared vision, local skills, and support from Plunkett. After more than two years without a village shop – and the vibrant social hub it provided – the people of Downderry in Cornwall has revived [...]
With challenges rising for community-owned shops, adaptation is essential. Our Future of Rural Retail report sets out the steps communities should consider taking to thrive. Across the country, around 450 community owned shops are acting as vital lifelines for the communities they serve. Many have been trading for decades, and [...]
You’re passionate about coming together as a community to save and run your village pub – but how do you find the funding to turn that vision into reality? Andrew Dubock, Plunkett UK's Communications Manager, shares how one North Yorkshire village made it happen. Nestled amongst rolling green countryside, the [...]
Plunkett's Community Business Manager, Alison Macklin, offers valuable insights on what your community business should prioritise as we enter 2026 January can feel like a pause button for many businesses. After the festive rush, people are busy finishing off Christmas leftovers, embracing Dry January, or bracing themselves for credit card [...]
As we bid farewell to 2025, Plunkett acknowledges all the corporate partners who have supported our work with community businesses over the year. Collaboration is crucial in the community business sector, and Plunkett couldn’t do all it does to support and empower communities across the UK without its corporate friends. [...]
In the next edition of his Scottish Comms tour, Communications Officer, Michael Wolverson, tells the story of how locals came together to save a 200-year-old pub in a once ‘forgotten part of Scotland.’ “This pub has always been the heart of the community, and we have brought it back” Just a [...]
Reflecting on a jam-packed and rewarding 2025 at Plunkett UK Looking back at 2025, we are immensely proud of the impact that community businesses - and especially our members - are making across the country. Yet our work is far from finished. As more rural communities face the loss of vital [...]
“Sicrhau mai nid casgliad o dai ydy pentref.” Beth yw tafarn? Rhywle i fynd am beint neu bryd cyflym? Neu yn ein byd ni heddiw, ble mae pawb ohonom yn treulio mwy o amser ar-lein neu’n gweithio o adref, a’n gofodau cymdeithasol yn prinhau, ydi tafarn yn rhywbeth mwy? [...]
How did a small village in south Wales turn adversity into achievement? Dr Rosie Plummer shares the people-powered journey behind Dryslwyn's community-owned shop, and their exciting next chapter. One of the most critical lessons for successful community ventures is that everything about them thrives solely because of the people they [...]
“Ensuring a village is more than just a collection of houses.” What is a pub? Is it simply somewhere you go for a pint and a quick meal? Or in today’s world, where we all spend more time online or working from home, and our community spaces become fewer and [...]
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