Community-owned urban pubs – new research to review the opportunities Plunkett Foundation, working with Power to Change, is conducting a new piece of research that aims to investigate why relatively few community-owned pubs have been established in urban communities to date. Of the current 147 community-owned pubs operating across the UK, only [...]
Looking back over the past year, I can say with absolute sincerity, that this has been the proudest period of my time at Plunkett Foundation - working with an extraordinarily talented and committed team of staff, trustees and advisers, and an equally passionate and committed network of community businesses who work tirelessly to support people most in need. In such testing times, when it would have been easier for Plunkett and community businesses to withdraw or retreat from service delivery, we have seen the opposite, with community businesses stepping up to expand their activities, and Plunkett similarly diversifying and growing its own support.
Why a community-led approach is needed in Scotland and Northern Ireland - responding to food strategy consultations. Over the past 18 months, the pandemic has brought into focus the weaknesses in our food system. Reliant on often long, global supply chains, our food system is vulnerable to disruption. As consumers, we [...]
Community shop and post office manager, Karen Loftus, from Berrynarbor Community Enterprise, Devon, has won a national award for her work, commitment and passion in supporting Berrynarbor’s local community throughout the pandemic. Karen was presented with the award for Community Contribution from Dame Prue Leith DBE, restaurateur, chef and presenter, and Thakeham, sponsors [...]
UK’s Most Inspiring Community Businesses - Recognised by Rural Community Business Awards Helping the vulnerable, delivering food parcels, supporting local food producers, providing local jobs, reducing loneliness, embracing green initiatives, improving wellbeing and creating vibrant communities – the winners of the 2021 Rural Community Business awards have brought their communities together and [...]
With the roadmap for reopening the economy to be announced today Plunkett is calling on government to offer support, regardless of reopening dates, to help community businesses survive.
We are pleased to publish a new resource for community pubs: 'Community Pub Benchmarking' is now available here on our business support webpages for 'Early Stages' and 'Established Community Businesses'. This resource gives an overview of key financial information for community pubs prior to 2020, including turnover and net profits. It is free to [...]
The Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme is inviting community businesses across East Anglia to apply for grants of up to £1,000 to help them get through the winter months. This initial £15,000 allocation of funding forms part of a £50,000 extension of the Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme - a partnership between East Anglian housebuilder Hopkins [...]
Georgina Edwards, Plunkett's Policy & Research Manger outlines five ways that community businesses are already fighting the climate crisis As businesses that are owned and run by local people, community businesses have ethical practice and local accountability at their core. Now, with greater awareness of the climate crisis, we are seeing more [...]
An inspiring, community pubs event for new and trading groups at Exelby Green Dragon, Yorkshire Available to attend online or 'in-person' - Thursday 11 November, 9.00-15.30 Join our inspiring, interactive community pubs event to discover the opportunities for establishing new or developing existing community businesses. This event, running from 9am to 3.30pm, [...]
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