National charity the Plunkett Foundation is seeking up to three skilled and committed Trustees to join its Board. The Plunkett Foundation is a leading UK-wide charity helping rural communities create thriving and inclusive places through promoting and supporting community business; run democratically by members of the community on behalf of the community. [...]
 As we near our Walk for Plunkett weekend of the 6th to 8th May, Plunkett supporters and colleagues are busy planning their routes and getting in their practise miles in readiness for this year’s Walk for Plunkett campaign. Walk for Plunkett invites you to join us by walking whatever distance you can to raise [...]
Plunkett Foundation is delighted to launch a new project – #iwill - to help community businesses engage, involve and employ young people. Community-owned shops and pubs provide local opportunities – for jobs, training and volunteering. Often the last remaining service in a rural village they provide a place to meet, a focus for social [...]
Is your much-loved pub under threat? Do you want to create a community space where all are welcome? Plunkett offers FREE advice and support to community groups in the West Midlands. Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall & Wolverhampton – we’d love to see more communities taking ownership of their much-loved pubs [...]
New helpline number - 01993 630022 Following feedback that our previous telephone number was not as accessible as it should be, we are pleased to launch a new number that will make it simpler and cheaper to contact Plunkett in future. We love hearing how your project is getting on and continue to offer [...]
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 [...]
Plunkett Foundation’s 2021 Impact Report reveals that the number of community businesses has continued to rise, in spite of the disruption of the pandemic. The report also shows that more people than ever before are now interested in setting up a community business, with over 300 communities across the UK getting in touch with [...]
A funding partnership between Saga and the Plunkett Foundation will provide new support to help communities desperate to safeguard their much-loved shops, pubs, post-offices and services. Through generous funding Saga, the specialist insurance and services provider, will join together with the Plunkett Foundation to resource a dedicated helpline and provide free specialist advice, through [...]
Ruth McAreavey and Adrian Smith have joined the Plunkett Foundation board of trustees at a really critical time, as Plunkett prepares to launch a new 5 year strategy for the Foundation later in the year. Both trustees bring a wealth of experience and relevant expertise to the board, as well as a deep understanding [...]
Plunkett Foundation has launched this year's Better Business surveys for community pubs and shops. The Better Business reports are respected state of the sector research that has been completed annually since 2013. Responses to the Better Business surveys are so valuable - to Plunkett and the sector - because: They give an up to [...]
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