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  • July 2, 2020
    Community shop shows innovation and adaptability to keep serving...
    Community shop, News, Shop, Shop case study, Uncategorized
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    As the national lockdown closed the doors of businesses across the country, one newly opened rural community shop in...
  • June 24, 2020
    Community spirit powers lockdown emergency delivery service
    Blogs, General, News, Shop, Shop case study, Uncategorized
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    Across the country community businesses have been proving their ability to innovate and be adaptable during the Covid-19 lockdown....
  • June 24, 2020
    The community that opened its own 'crisis community shop'
    Blogs, General, News, Shop, Shop case study, Uncategorized
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    Community shops can sometimes take months, even years, to go from the initial idea to opening the doors. But...
  • June 15, 2020
    James Hopkins: Supporting community businesses in East Anglia
    Blogs, News, Partner, Uncategorized
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    James Hopkins, Executive Chairman of award winning winning East Anglian home builder Hopkins Homes, explains why it is more...
  • June 15, 2020
    Chance to Chat: Fortnightly group calls for community shops
    Events, Pubs, Shop, Webinar
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    BIWEEKLY: Join members of the Plunkett team and other community businesses for a weekly chat.
  • June 5, 2020
    Volunteers Week 2020: We must harness the energy and...
    Blogs, General, News, Partner
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    Plunkett's Chief Executive James Alcock calls for the renewed energy and spirit of volunteering seen amid the Covid-19 crisis...
  • June 2, 2020
    Update from James Alcock: Support from the Esmée Fairbairn...
    Blogs, General, News, Partner
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    Plunkett has secured continued support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation which will be used to underpin the next stage...
  • May 29, 2020
    My Community: The latest tools, tips and ideas to...
    General, News, Partner, Uncategorized
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    Plunkett is part of My Community - a simple way to find all the latest tools, tips and ideas...
  • May 18, 2020
    Wellbeing: taking care of yourself, staff and volunteers
    Blogs, General, News, Shop, Uncategorized
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    Plunkett Foundation's Community Business Manager, Alison Macklin, shares her advice on wellbeing in light of added pressures caused by...
  • May 7, 2020
    £12 million Emergency Support Announced
    General, News, Partner
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    New emergency support which aims to help community businesses facing a loss of trading income in light of the...
  • April 29, 2020
    Plunkett Foundation: Save our social enterprises
    Blogs, General, News, Partner
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    Plunkett has signed an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling for action to protect Britain’s social...
  • April 20, 2020
    Business support for dealing with Covid-19
    Blogs, Community pub, Community shop, General, Homepage looping, Pub, Uncategorized
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    Plunkett adviser Dave Hollings shares his experiences and advice on business support from the government for dealing with Covid-19.
  • June 15, 2020
    Chance to Chat: Fortnightly group calls for community pubs
    Events, Pubs, Shop, Webinar
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    BIWEEKLY: Join members of the Plunkett team and other community businesses for a weekly chat.
  • July 31, 2020
    Virtual Study Visit: The Ploughshare, Beeston, Norfolk
    Events, Uncategorized
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    11.08.20 A virtual visit to a community pub with a Plunkett Foundation business adviser.
  • March 18, 2020
    Community pubs helping to tackle loneliness and isolation over...
    General, News, Pub
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    Community pubs helping to tackle loneliness and isolation over the festive season.
  • October 3, 2019
    Becoming a winner - the Rural Community Awards
    Awards, Community shop, News, Plunkett Awards, Shop, Uncategorized
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    Ahead of the 2019 Rural Community Awards past winners have been reflecting on what their awards mean to them....
  • October 3, 2019
    Becoming an inspiration - the Rural Community Awards
    Awards, Community shop, General, News, Plunkett Awards, Shop, Shops
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    It's almost upon us - the Plunkett Foundation's Rural Community Awards 2019 - an annual celebration of the achievements...
  • September 30, 2019
    A visit to Islip village shop with The Prince’s...
    Blogs, Community shop, Shop, Shops
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    It was late afternoon in the summer holidays, when we visited to meet with Kate, and volunteers behind the...
  • October 15, 2019
    Community pubs and shops booming against backdrop of closures
    Blogs, Community pub, Community shop, Pub, Pubs, Shop, Shops
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    The Plunkett Foundation releases the 2019 ‘Better form of Business Reports’ on Community Pubs and Community ShopsAcross the UK...
  • September 27, 2019
    A visit to Community Shops with The Prince’s Countryside...
    Blogs, Community shop, Shop, Shops
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    On the 14th August, a very wet day for the season, Aimee Evans from Plunkett and Helen Fagan, grants...
  • October 1, 2019
    Holding your first AGM
    Webinar, Webinars
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    Check out the recording of our webinar, led by Nathan Brown on Holding your first AGM.
  • September 27, 2019
    A visit to Tackley village shop with The Prince’s...
    News, Shop, Shops
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    Our next stop was Tackley village shop, where we met with Barbie and Andrew. Tackley are busy updating and...

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