Community and Co-operative Enterprise Adviser. Re-Tweets are not an endorsement.

Leominster, Herefordshire
Joined April 2010
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Our partnership with housebuilder Thakeham to establish a community-owned shop on a new housing development in West Sussex has been recognised with The King’s Foundation’s Community Award. 🏆 👉 plunkett.co.uk/partnership-r… #CommunityBusiness #Placemaking #CharityAward
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📣 “The people best placed to tell us what rural communities need are the people who live in them.” In this piece, Plunkett UK CEO James Alcock explores the realities of rural life and the role community-owned pubs play in helping communities thrive. 👉 plunkett.co.uk/beyond-the-ru…
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We're expanding across North Shropshire and are looking for a new volunteer Coordinator to support our Reading Coaches. Please like and share to help us find that very special person!
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Big news from @mhclg & @SteveReedMP, with the potential to support more community shares & co-ops👇
A new legal right to buy community assets needs practical support behind it. That is why we welcome the £61m Community Right to Buy Fund – announced by @mhclg Secretary of State @SteveReedMP – with finance and capacity support for communities: uk.coop/news/community-right… #coops
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📣Today, we are delighted to launch our 2026 Impact Report! As communities continue to navigate a challenging economic landscape, their resilience has never been more evident. 📈 Find out more > plunkett.co.uk/impact-report… #ImpactReport2026 #CommunityOwnedResilience
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Our newly-launched report highlights rising demand for community ownership. A key highlight shows that 34 new #combiz opened in 2025, bringing the sector to 869 trading businesses across the UK. 📈 👉 plunkett.co.uk/new-report-hi… #ImpactReport2026
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When Community Rights are Wrong Read how the community in Stoke Goldington has been held back by current legislation in its efforts to secure The Lamb – and why the new Community Right to Buy offers new hope. 📈 Read more > plunkett.co.uk/when-communit…
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Amazing news! Read Easy Shropshire Hills are in the top 30% of causes on easyfundraising! If you haven't joined yet, all your online shopping could raise free donations for us. Please sign up to support us, it'll take you two minutes! We could win £5000! join.easyfundraising.org.uk/…
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In his blog, our CEO, James Alcock, reflects on how the passing of strengthened Community Right to Buy legislation marks a significant moment for communities across England. Read James’s blog to find out more > plunkett.co.uk/a-landmark-mo…
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We must respond to the message that voters have sent us and break with the status quo once and for all. We must confront the big challenges the public face with real answers. That is how we will deliver the change that people are desperate for and build a stronger and fairer country. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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In our recent blog, CEO James Alcock reflects on how the passing of strengthened Community Right to Buy legislation marks a significant moment for communities across England. Read more ➡️ plunkett.co.uk/a-landmark-mo…
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Nick Comley retweeted
Across the UK, rural pubs, cafés, restaurants and breweries are disappearing at an alarming rate. 🚨 Our Crowdfunder launches today – & we urgently need your support to stop these losses. Find out more and how to donate today > plunkett.co.uk/save-rural-ho… #SaveRuralHospitality
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Pride in Place is powered by the Community Right to Buy - sharing the power as well as pounds and pence to make a difference in our communities through ownership. We spoke to @LBC earlier this morning about the difference this new power will make.
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Bramley Baths in Leeds has gone a step beyond community-led - it's now community-owned. 🏊‍♂️ That's a community asset in community hands - securing a long-term future as a place Bramley residents can meet, swim and socialise. Councillor @TomForBromley explains.
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Yesterday, Labour and Co-operative MP for Harrow West Gareth Thomas introduced the Fair Banking Bill. It's based on legislation that's worked in the USA, and would transform access to finance for low income individuals and small and medium sized businesses.
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Pub-saving superheroes! 🤩🍻 @CAMRA_Official have recently announced their 2025 Pub Saving Awards, and we’re thrilled to see several Plunkett supported groups recognised, including one of our members.  👉Find out more: wb.camra.org.uk/2026/01/14/p…
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Thanks to all the local @coopuk members who voted for us as their local cause to receive a vital grant #coopcelebration This will help us to support many more adults to learn to read in Shropshire Hills. #attitudeofgratitude #grateful
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We believe in the kind of politics that centres communities, and gives them power and ownership over the assets and amenities in their area. We believe in Community Britain.
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At the end of #trusteeweek 2025 we must celebrate all of our Trustees who volunteer their time to support our Coaches and Readers! Thanks to you all! #volunteers #Gratitude @ReadEasyUK
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Coach Coordinator, Steve, visits Mark who is coached remotely by Kate. They both find online coaching to be effective, convenient and suitable for a large rural county such as Shropshire readeasy.org.uk/groups/shrop… youtu.be/L-lfyITFRAI fb.watch/Ddx_3pC2fG/ via @FacebookWatch
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