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  • March 19, 2019
    Almondsbury Community Shop celebrates 10th birthday
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    High street stores are struggling but a shop in Almondsbury staffed entirely by volunteers is going from strength to...
  • March 5, 2019
    Community succeeds where Post Office and bankers failed
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    Hear how Dryslwyn Community Shop are providing a vital service to the community.
  • March 1, 2019
    Charlie Luxton announced as Plunkett Foundation's Centenary Ambassador
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    Plunkett Foundation is welcoming the appointment of Charlie Luxton in a new ambassador role as part of the charity’s...
  • March 1, 2019
    Government urged to produce rural strategy ahead of Brexit
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    Plunkett Foundation fully supports Rural Services Network (RSN) call on Government to rural proof polices before Brexit.
  • February 21, 2019
    More Than a Pub Live! round-up
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    Aimee Evans, Project Manager at Plunkett, provides an in-depth round-up of More Than a Pub Live! held in Birmingham.
  • February 11, 2019
    Launch of Community Pubs Membership Network
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    After the success of More Than a Pub Live! Membership Officer Tasha Bevan reports back on the launch of...
  • February 5, 2019
    £3.2m Bright Ideas Fund launches to help community business...
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    Locality has announced a new £3.2m Community Business Bright Ideas Fund, funded by Power to Change, to offer tailored...
  • January 23, 2019
    Celebrations as Herefordshire village pub saved by community
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    The sale of Orleton's Boot Inn to a Community Benefit Society after it closed for 18 months has been...
  • January 21, 2019
    New research celebrates high impact but reveals worrying decline...
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    Local village shops owned as community businesses are continuing to thrive where private enterprise has failed. However, it is...
  • January 21, 2019
    New research confirms that the community pub sector continues...
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    Local pubs owned as community businesses are continuing to thrive where private enterprise has failed, according to a report...
  • February 19, 2019
    Celebrating 100 years of Rural Community Business
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    2019 is a landmark year for Plunkett Foundation, and indeed the whole community business sector, as it celebrates 100...
  • December 6, 2018
    Rural Community Spirit Celebrated at National Awards Ceremony
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    Community businesses were celebrating with the announcement of this year’s community winners of the Plunkett Foundation’s National Rural Community...
  • December 6, 2018
    New £2.2 Million Funding Announced for Community Run Pubs
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    A major new funding programme from Power to Change has been announced to help communities seeking to save their...
  • November 30, 2018
    National charity calls for rural businesses to open in...
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    Plunkett Foundation is calling for support for its proposals to help more community businesses to set up and run...
  • November 9, 2018
    Meet our #PlunkettAwards Finalists
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    After much deliberation and debate at our Judging Day, we are pleased to share details of this year’s Rural...
  • October 24, 2018
    Plunkett picks up a Rural Business Award
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    We are pleased to announce that the Plunkett Foundation team have won a Rural Business Award to add to...
  • October 24, 2018
    Meet this year's #PlunkettAwards sponsors
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    We are pleased to introduce our Individual Award sponsors and first ‘Gold’ Award’s sponsor for this year's Rural Community...
  • September 6, 2018
    How one Welsh village are successfully running their own...
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    We recently caught up with Simon from Cilcain Community Shop in North-East Wales to discuss the work they are...
  • September 3, 2018
    New innovation fund to secure future of places of...
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    Strategic partnership launched to explore innovative new approaches to managing and funding historic places of worship.
  • August 28, 2018
    Old Ship to rise from the ashes
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    The people of a picturesque but deprived village in Cornwall are preparing to rebuild and reopen a derelict pub...
  • August 9, 2018
    Linking localism with community business
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    Chris Cowcher, Head of Community Business, discusses how the Localism Act 2011 is benefiting community businesses 8 years on.
  • August 9, 2018
    Report highlights the challenges faced by 'remote rural' communities
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    Plunkett welcomes the publication of a new report released by the Prince's Countryside Fund during National Countryside Week 2018.
  • August 9, 2018
    Launching our vision for the next five years
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    Our Executive Director, James Alcock, gives a reflection and account of our AGM and vision for the next five...
  • July 25, 2018
    A convenient grocery delivery alternative supporting the local economy
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    SaucedHere is collaborating with The Angler's Rest in Bamford to provide a click n' collect delivery service to local...
  • July 24, 2018
    Stay up-to-date with our new Alerts email
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    We are making changes to the way we update you on key announcements and updates from us about Plunkett...
  • July 24, 2018
    More Than A Pub National Conference 2018
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    This year's More Than A Pub National Conference took place in Sheffield Town Hall, with over 100 attendees and...
  • July 24, 2018
    Call for community pub leaders to join new community...
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    Plunkett Foundation, which has been supporting rural communities since 1919, is creating a community pub network funded by Power...
  • July 24, 2018
    Top tips for sharing your community business story
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    Plunkett Foundation was recently featured on BBC TV’s Look North as part of a report on rural isolation, and...
  • July 24, 2018
    Cornwall community shop celebrates after challenging year
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    September 2016 was a very difficult time for Blisland Community shop and café. On 7 September, the existing Committee...
  • July 24, 2018
    National report shows community shops as lifeline to remote...
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    These are some of the findings from a new report ‘Community Shops: A better form of business’ which provides...

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