Supporting rural community business since 1919
Duncan Smith2020-01-17T13:37:02+00:00James Alcock, Executive Director of the Plunkett Foundation, welcomes "the very healthy state of community businesses."
A message from the Chair of the Plunkett Foundation
Duncan Smith2019-12-20T10:26:44+00:00Margaret Clark, chair of the Plunkett Foundation, thanks members, supporters, funders and partners in 2019.
2019 Plunkett Awards: Congratulations to all the finalists
Duncan Smith2019-11-28T10:58:31+00:00James Alcock, Executive Director of the Plunkett Foundation, congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2019 Plunkett Awards
Better forms of business – two reports, one good news story
Duncan Smith2019-10-15T10:44:05+00:00James Alcock, Executive Director of the Plunkett Foundation, welcomes "the very healthy state of community businesses."
A visit to Islip village shop with The Prince’s Countryside Fund
andy2019-09-30T12:07:53+00:00It was late afternoon in the summer holidays, when we visited to meet with Kate, and volunteers behind the counter at the small shop at Islip, and it was buzzing with activity.
Community pubs and shops booming against backdrop of closures
andy2019-10-15T11:18:50+00:00The Plunkett Foundation releases the 2019 ‘Better form of Business Reports’ on Community Pubs and Community Shops Across the UK more shops and pubs than ever are now in community ownership and are bucking the national trend of rural closures. Survival record of Community Pubs [...]
A visit to Community Shops with The Prince’s Countryside Fund
andy2019-09-27T09:12:01+00:00On the 14th August, a very wet day for the season, Aimee Evans from Plunkett and Helen Fagan, grants manager for The Prince’s Countryside Fund splashed through the rural roads of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire to visit three community shops.
Spotlight on support for community shops
Ashley Sellwood2019-06-06T09:11:18+00:00Aimee Evans shares how recent funding received will enable Plunkett to provide the expertise and support community shops need to thrive.
Community succeeds where Post Office and bankers failed
Ashley Sellwood2019-03-05T11:37:26+00:00Hear how Dryslwyn Community Shop are providing a vital service to the community.
More Than a Pub Live! round-up
Ashley Sellwood2019-02-21T10:24:38+00:00Aimee Evans, Project Manager at Plunkett, provides an in-depth round-up of More Than a Pub Live! held in Birmingham.