News

Read about the latest news and blogs from Plunkett Foundation

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 7, 2019

CAMRA Members' Weekend, AGM & Conference

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06.04.2019. As part of the Fringe Activities at CAMRA's 2019 Members' Meekend, Plunkett adviser Martin Booth will lead this...
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...
January 17, 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 22, 2018

One year's free membership to the British Institute of...

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We are pleased to announce one year's free membership to the British Institute of Innkeeping for Plunkett Foundation Members.
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...
July 24, 2018

New £3.62 million support programme announced to help communities...

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A major new support and finance programme to help people take control of their local pub for the benefit...
October 10, 2018

Join our online network

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If you are involved with your local community shop or co-operative pub and would like to talk to people...
July 24, 2018

Chequer Inn Pub bought by the community for the...

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Applications for shares have come from around the world, from Alaska to Australia, via North Carolina, Scotland and Yorkshire....

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