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Nominate Plunkett for a Movement for Good award

2022-05-19T13:33:27+00:00

Nominate our work, helping communities across the UK, to benefit from the Benefact Group's awards Can you help Plunkett win £1,000?   Plunkett is calling for nominations to win a £1,000 Movement for Good Award from the Benefact Group.   With your help, we could be one of the many good causes [...]

Nominate Plunkett for a Movement for Good award2022-05-19T13:33:27+00:00

Creating a community-owned pub on the Isle of Bute, Scotland

2022-05-26T11:54:03+00:00

How establishing the community-owned Anchor Tavern has created an amazing buzz on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. When the idea for creating a community-owned pub in Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute began Jenny O’ Hagan, who lives on the island, had no idea that she’d be involved, nor that she’d [...]

Creating a community-owned pub on the Isle of Bute, Scotland2022-05-26T11:54:03+00:00

A review of the Queen’s Speech

2022-05-13T09:00:07+00:00

Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, provides a response to the Queen's Speech Whilst the sight of Prince Charles delivering the speech to mark the State Opening of Parliament earlier this week; in place of the Queen, offered a unique sight for spectators of this grand ceremony there wasn’t actually [...]

A review of the Queen’s Speech2022-05-13T09:00:07+00:00

Focus Groups for Community Pubs and Shops

2022-04-28T11:39:53+00:00

Join our Focus Groups for Community Pubs and Shops As part of this year's Better Business research, we will be running a series of focus groups for community shops and pubs, to feed into our annual state of the sector reports. This is a chance for you committee members, staff and volunteers to hear [...]

Focus Groups for Community Pubs and Shops2022-04-28T11:39:53+00:00

Updating Your Model Rules

2022-04-04T10:18:30+00:00

Alison Macklin, Plunkett's Community Business Manager, outlines the importance of your society’s Model Rules and the benefits of keeping them up-to-date so that they truly reflect your group's activities. Community Benefit Societies are encouraged to make changes to their Model Rules for a variety of reasons: to make them more streamlined or [...]

Updating Your Model Rules2022-04-04T10:18:30+00:00

The Spring Budget Statement

2022-05-13T08:55:58+00:00

Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, considers the impact of Spring Budget Statement for community-owned businesses The backdrop facing Rishi Sunak’s and his Spring Statement; delivered in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, could not have been made more clear than by the announcement that UK inflation had hit 6.2% [...]

The Spring Budget Statement2022-05-13T08:55:58+00:00

Why is Plunkett fundraising?

2022-07-14T16:09:47+00:00

Gemma Sills, Plunkett's Engagement Manager, shares why Plunkett have begun their own fundraising journey “But why are Plunkett suddenly fundraising?” As Engagement Manager leading on Plunkett’s fundraising activities, this is a question that I’m frequently asked. So why, after over 100 years of operating, is Plunkett only now starting to explore [...]

Why is Plunkett fundraising?2022-07-14T16:09:47+00:00

A place of true partnership – Broad Chalke’s community shop and United Reformed Church chapel

2022-04-05T14:25:40+00:00

Broad Chalke’s community-run Chalke Valley Stores and its United Reformed Church chapel work together to support their rural community Plunkett’s Project Manager, Susie Middleton, visited the thriving community shop & café located within Broad Chalke’s central, and magnificent, United Reformed Church. Broad Chalke is a rural village of 700 people, a short [...]

A place of true partnership – Broad Chalke’s community shop and United Reformed Church chapel2022-04-05T14:25:40+00:00

Levelling Up White Paper and community-owned businesses

2022-03-25T09:04:57+00:00

Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, shares his reflections on the Levelling Up White Paper and what it means for community-owned businesses We are nearly a fortnight on from the publication of the Government’s much talked about Levelling Up White Paper, a document packed full of detail and spread over [...]

Levelling Up White Paper and community-owned businesses2022-03-25T09:04:57+00:00

Dunsfold secures its future through community-ownership & affordable homes

2023-03-17T15:17:53+00:00

Harriet English, Plunkett’s Head of Engagement, celebrates how the rural village of Dunsfold is securing its future by embracing community-ownership and affordable homes for locals.  Creating a thriving village requires both holding on to the places that really matter and embracing new ways of living and working so that your community can thrive [...]

Dunsfold secures its future through community-ownership & affordable homes2023-03-17T15:17:53+00:00
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