28th and 29th October 2021 Two day study visit to 3 community-owned pubs in Oxfordshire This event, sponsored by Blenheim, is FREE to all Oxfordshire groups interested in learning more about community-ownership of their local pub. Attendees will visit 3 pubs in the county (with transport provided), hearing first-hand from local residents [...]
Reports Launch Event - Community Pubs and Shops: A Better Form of Business 2021 Wednesday 20th October, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm - via Zoom Plunkett Foundation will launch its latest set of business reports providing an insight into the health of the community pub and shop sectors. Our flagship reports capture the [...]
James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation's Chief Executive, explains the issues many communities face in accessing healthy, nutritious food in rural areas. Amongst the many difficulties we have all experienced in the past year, our members and a wide variety of community-owned businesses have seen at first hand the vulnerability of the UK’s food system [...]
New Autumn & Winter Training Programme For Community Businesses From financing your community business and growing sales, to managing your customers and embracing change to make your business thrive. The Plunkett Foundation Training Hub offers a programme of events that develop your skills and knowledge and allow you to network with experts [...]
Wishing Harriet English, Plunkett's Head of Engagement, all the best for the London Marathon on Sunday On Sunday, alongside thousands of others our Head of Engagement, Harriet English will be running her first ever London Marathon to raise funds for the Plunkett Foundation and Prostate Cancer Research. We are incredibly proud of [...]
Dame Prue Leith DBE Joins the Plunkett Foundation in Celebrating the UK’s Best Rural Community Businesses To celebrate the UK’s finest examples of community-owned businesses and their amazing contribution to the communities they serve Plunkett Foundation, supported by Dame Prue Leith DBE, has launched its annual Rural Community Business Awards. [...]
Plunkett's community business manager Alison Macklin looks at the importance of choosing a legal structure.
Hopkins Homes pledges £50,000 to extend Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme Award-winning housebuilder Hopkins Homes has pledged to donate a further £50,000 to extend the Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme which provides vital support to community-run businesses in East Anglia. The partnership between East Anglian based Hopkins Homes and national [...]
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. [...]
Adnams join Plunkett to support community-owned pubs Adnams Plc, award-winning UK brewery and distillery, is putting its support behind the Plunkett Foundation by providing savings and expert advice for its community-owned pub members. Adnams has become a recommended supplier to Plunkett’s members and will offer preferential pricing on its well-loved beers and [...]
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