Rural Community Shops

Publications

To order any of our publications please contact us

Pack of advice sheets £15

Talking Shop

Download the Winter 2007 edition of Talking Shop

Download the Spring 2008 edition of Talking Shop

Download the Autumn 2008 edition of Talking Shop

Community owned Village Shops in England – A review of the state of the sector September 2005

This report was prepared by a research team from the Plunkett Foundation. It was funded by the Small Business Service and published in October 2005. Please contact us to request a pdf for you to download, or to order a hard copy.

Staff handbook for a community owned village shop - £15

This sample staff handbook for community owned shops has been kindly provided by Urchfont Community Shop and can be adapted for your own requirements.

Contact us to obtain the following Plunkett Foundation reports

Organisational Structures for Rural Social Enterprises

This resource guide for development advisers, written jointly by the Plunkett Foundation and The Countryside Agency, aims to assist fledgling rural social enterprises to select an organisational model and legal structure. Please note that this document is not specific to community owned shops.

Older People and Rural Social Enterprises - Their role as providers and beneficiaries of service provision in rural England

Plunkett, in partnership with PRIME , The Countryside Agency and Age Concern England have published the result of research on older people and rural social enterprises conducted during 2004.

Other Plunkett Publications

A list of Plunkett publications and books for sale or to download is available from the Plunkett Website/Knowledge and Information page.