As part of Plunkett's ambition to support more community businesses to set up in active places of worship we are delighted to announce the first group in Scotland to benefit from a grant, thanks to our programme of support funded by Benefact Trust. In late 2020, Plunkett Foundation was awarded £200,000 by [...]
Chris Cowcher, Head of Policy and Communications joins in with the community celebrations at the latest pub to open under community-ownership. The ambition of local residents in the North Yorkshire village of Skeeby, to become owners of their local pub, has been become a reality after a battle of nearly 15 years. [...]
Last weekend, Plunkett attended the EVH annual conference in Dunblane. Alison Macklin, our Community Business Manager has provided an overview of the event and her role below. EVH is an organisation providing support to the governing bodies of not for profit and voluntary organisations in all aspects of their employer role. Their annual conference was [...]
Thank you for joining our walking challenge #WalkForPlunkett A team of Plunkett employees and supporters, including those from community businesses, individuals, and corporate partners, took on the #WalkforPlunkett2023 challenge last weekend. They joined us in our quest to raise funds and increase the exposure for our work supporting and advising community organisations across [...]
Georgina Edwards, Plunkett's Policy and Research Manager provides an update on Plunkett's response to the Scottish Government consultation on Community Wealth Building. Last week Plunkett Foundation responded to a consultation by the Scottish Government on the implementation of Community Wealth Building. We drew attention to ways of supporting community businesses to set [...]
Plunkett's Membership and Training Team, recently attended the National Convenience Show at the NEC, Birmingham, and were able to attend some interesting panel discussions on the state of the convenience retail sector in the UK. Laura Olver, Membership and Training Manager reflects on what she heard; picking up on an acknowledgement of some real [...]
“People United for Banton” (P.U.B) Community Benefit Society was formed when, in 2016, The Swan pub, heart of the village of Banton, North Lanarkshire, was heading for demolition. This imminent threat brought the community together with a determination not only to save the pub, but to transform it into a space that would bring [...]
This is the story of The Locks Inn community pub in Norfolk, and how they are demonstrating inclusivity within the community One of the core foundations that any community-owned business is built upon is inclusivity. To be a welcoming place for everyone, where all members of the community can access the friendly [...]
Where have the Plunkett team been in the first quarter of the year? In 2022, Plunkett published a report which considered where are the “hot” and “cold” spots for community-owned businesses UK-wide. The research, which was produced independently by Scotland Rural College’s Rural Policy Centre, used Plunkett’s operational reach as the basis [...]
Plunkett Foundation is a member of the Post Office Advisory Group, the consumer watchdog for postal services which is convened by Citizens Advice. Last week, Plunkett responded to a draft consumer workplan published by Citizens Advice, which outlines their advocacy priorities related to post office policy for the coming year. In a rapidly changing [...]
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