Saved by the community, The Great Bromley Cross in Essex has become far more than a pub, offering vital services, tackling isolation and bringing people together. When the future of Great Bromley's only pub was under threat, local people knew they were to lose more than just a place to [...]
Following recent storms and widespread power cuts, Alison Macklin, Plunkett UK's Community Business Manager, reflects on the importance of community-owned businesses when everyday life is disrupted. Storm Austen and Storm Boelo have brought widespread power cuts and disruption to communities across the UK, an early reminder of the challenges the [...]
Holly Bland from Plunkett supporter Pitchup.com speaks to Wendy Ramshaw from The Black Lion in Skelton, North Yorkshire about how opening a campsite has diversified its income, increased visitors and brought benefits to the wider community. Wendy Ramshaw and her fellow volunteers make up the community organisation who rescued The [...]
Our Communications Officer, Michael Wolverson, speaks with Jane Marsh from The Salusbury Arms in North Wales about the challenges facing pubs today and how community ownership is helping create stronger, more resilient rural communities. Rural communities across the UK are facing growing challenges. Rising costs, pressure on local services, social [...]
Creating better community businesses for the environment is a key ambition within Plunkett's new strategy. In this case study, discover how one award-winning community business is turning that ambition into action. Tackling climate change is one of the many ways community businesses create lasting impact in their communities. Across Plunkett's membership [...]
Plunkett UK Chief Executive, James Alcock, reflects on this week’s debate about the countryside, and why rural communities should have the power and support to shape the places they live. I’ve been following with interest the debate about rural Britain coming out of this week’s Labour Party Conference. Comments from [...]
How changes at Down Ampney Village Shop and Café have increased footfall, brought local people together and put the business on a stronger, more sustainable footing. At the start of 2025, the community-owned shop in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire was at risk of closure, with falling footfall and ongoing losses. Fast-forward [...]
In the final edition of our impact series, we focus on how community-owned businesses promote equity, diversity and inclusion by creating welcoming spaces for all. “This pub is the heart of the village, physically and emotionally. This is a special place.” These words from Lou, a volunteer at The Maybush [...]
In the penultimate edition of our Impact Report series, we focus on how community businesses create opportunities for employment, training and volunteering. When a rural business closes, the impact reaches far beyond the loss of a local shop, pub or café. As our Impact Report series has highlighted, community businesses provide [...]
When Kilchoan's only shop, post office and fuel station faced closure, the community has come together to pursue community ownership and secure its future, with support from Plunkett. At Plunkett UK’s 2026 Rural Community Business Awards, the Kilchoan Community Shop and Service Station project was named a finalist in the [...]
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