Case studies

Creating a pub and community hub – The Black Bull, Gartmore, Scotland

2022-07-05T09:01:44+00:00

Adding the pub to its existing community-owned shop the residents of Gartmore have secured the future of its vital local services Once a drover’s pub, there has been an inn at the site of the Black Bull in Gartmore since 1740. It became a popular stopping-off point for tourists in the 1800s [...]

Creating a pub and community hub – The Black Bull, Gartmore, Scotland2022-07-05T09:01:44+00:00

Serving the Village & Farming Community – Cwmdu Inn, South Wales

2022-09-21T15:42:25+00:00

Cwmdu Inn, shop and post office, Carmarthenshire, South Wales Run by the community since 2000, the Cwmdu Inn nestles amongst a terrace of cottages owned by the National Trust with a lease to the community to run the inn and shop. Download a PDF in Welsh It is [...]

Serving the Village & Farming Community – Cwmdu Inn, South Wales2022-09-21T15:42:25+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

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

Amberley Shop – planning a hub within its church

2023-01-31T15:22:53+00:00

Developing a shop, cafe & postal service within Amberley's church and at the heart of its community Plunkett’s Head of Policy & Communications, Chris Cowcher met Neil Truphet, the former chair of the Amberley Shop on the Common project – a community shop setting-up in the nave of its local church. As the [...]

Amberley Shop – planning a hub within its church2023-01-31T15:22:53+00:00

Leiston Community Church Garden

2023-03-17T15:16:25+00:00

Leiston Community Church Garden - creating an inspirational garden to reconnect its community The small Suffolk town of Leiston and its United Reformed church have come together to develop an ambitious plan to provide much needed green space and a thriving hub for the benefit of its community. Phil Edwards, Treasurer of [...]

Leiston Community Church Garden2023-03-17T15:16:25+00:00

Creating sustainable woodland living and a fungal forest reserve

2022-03-09T15:50:51+00:00

As the national lockdown closed the doors of businesses across the country, one newly opened rural community shop in East Yorkshire showed innovation and adaptability to remain open and provide community spirit and vital supplies to those who needed them more than ever.

Creating sustainable woodland living and a fungal forest reserve2022-03-09T15:50:51+00:00
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