Community Shops
If your community has lost its shop, or your village shop is
threatened with closure, the Essex Village Shops Handbook will be able to
help. It tells you everything you need to know about how to set up and
run a community owned shop. There is also a lot of useful
information on the Plunkett
Foundation website where you can join the Community Shop Network,
and on the Big
Lottery Village SOS website.
Some recent publications from the Plunkett
Foundation:
The Role of Community Shops (October 2012)
A Better Form of Business - Community Owned Village Shops (June 2012)
Also take a look at the Topic Sheets on
the community led planning pages
Encourage local residents to shop locally and support village businesses
by running the Ten Good
Reasons campaign in your community.
EssexVillage Shops Handbook.pdf
Community Pubs
Many communities in Essex are thinking about taking over the
local pub and running it themselves as the only way to keep in open.
There is a lot of information on the Big Lottery Village SOS
website , the Pub
is the Hub website, and Plunkett Co-operative Pubs Online.
The publications may also be useful:
Saving
your local pub
Also take a look at the Topic Sheets on the community led planning pages
For more information about Community Shops and Pubs call 01376 574330 or email enquiries@essexrcc.org.uk