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Plunkett’s Annual Conference – Facing the Future Together

2023-07-17T09:16:31+00:00

James Alcock, Chief Executive reflects on Plunkett's first major conference since 2019 Last week, we held Plunkett’s first national conference since 2019 for the benefit of all forms of rural community business and our key stakeholders. I couldn’t have been prouder of our team for pulling off such a fantastic event. We [...]

Plunkett’s Annual Conference – Facing the Future Together2023-07-17T09:16:31+00:00

Delight as village raises enough to save its pub and heritage.

2023-07-13T16:33:55+00:00

Plunkett Foundation members, The George Community Pub, take a huge step forward in realising their community-ownership ambition The George Community Pub in Wickham Market will receive additional funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund bringing their total grant award to £1.5 million Additional funding came from shareholders’ funds, the Community Share Booster [...]

Delight as village raises enough to save its pub and heritage.2023-07-13T16:33:55+00:00

Rural England’s 9.7 million residents risk being left further behind at general election

2023-07-13T16:03:46+00:00

Plunkett is one of thirteen leading rural organisations urging the Government to commit to more equitable funding in rural areas.

Rural England’s 9.7 million residents risk being left further behind at general election2023-07-13T16:03:46+00:00

The only face-to-face conference for every rural community business – the countdown is on!!!

2024-03-27T09:51:10+00:00

The countdown is on for the Plunkett team with only one week to go until the community business sector converges on Austin Court in Central Birmingham for Plunkett’s ‘Facing the Future; Together’ community business conference, sponsored by Bestway Wholesale, on Thursday July 6th. Members of the Plunkett Membership Team did the final recce of [...]

The only face-to-face conference for every rural community business – the countdown is on!!!2024-03-27T09:51:10+00:00

Hobson charity award supports online business appraisal tool

2023-06-19T11:30:26+00:00

The Plunkett Foundation is delighted to announce that the charity has been awarded a grant from The Hobson Charity in support of improving rural livelihoods through the development of cooperative and social enterprise (community business). The grant will help support the continued running of our Salesforce CRM and the online community business appraisal tool. [...]

Hobson charity award supports online business appraisal tool2023-06-19T11:30:26+00:00

Smiths of Bletchington partner with The Plunkett Foundation to support new community owned shop

2023-06-19T08:16:20+00:00

Award-winning Oxfordshire supplier of construction materials, Smiths Bletchington, has teamed up with a national charity to support a local community to set up a new community-owned shop. The family-owned company has partnered with The Plunkett Foundation to provide free support and expertise from the charity’s network of advisers to the local community of Kirtlington, [...]

Smiths of Bletchington partner with The Plunkett Foundation to support new community owned shop2023-06-19T08:16:20+00:00

Volunteers Week 2023 – let’s celebrate and inspire!

2023-06-07T10:46:37+00:00

Plunkett research carried out in 2022 reported that 21,000 people were volunteering in community businesses. At the end of the 38th annual #VolunteersWeek, we would like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers for all the great work that they do in our communities. Volunteers can motivate and inspire us in [...]

Volunteers Week 2023 – let’s celebrate and inspire!2023-06-07T10:46:37+00:00

James Alcock: Walk For Plunkett – a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and donated.

2023-05-24T07:51:45+00:00

Thank you for joining our walking challenge #WalkForPlunkett A team of Plunkett employees and supporters, including those from community businesses, individuals, and corporate partners, took on the #WalkforPlunkett2023 challenge last weekend. They joined us in our quest to raise funds and increase the exposure for our work supporting and advising community organisations across [...]

James Alcock: Walk For Plunkett – a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and donated.2023-05-24T07:51:45+00:00

The Swan, Banton: Scotland’s first community owned pub

2023-06-22T15:04:32+00:00

“People United for Banton” (P.U.B) Community Benefit Society was formed when, in 2016, The Swan pub, heart of the village of Banton, North Lanarkshire, was heading for demolition. This imminent threat brought the community together with a determination not only to save the pub, but to transform it into a space that would bring [...]

The Swan, Banton: Scotland’s first community owned pub2023-06-22T15:04:32+00:00

New community shop opens in Invermoriston

2023-04-26T14:28:03+00:00

The re-opening of a local shop in Invermoriston will benefit the community in more ways than one. Invermoriston's local shop closed its doors in August last year, but volunteers have now opened its doors again and the store now specialises in local produce and crafts. The shop will be run as a [...]

New community shop opens in Invermoriston2023-04-26T14:28:03+00:00
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