"Please contact The Plunkett Foundation - who benefit from a wealth of experience in supporting the establishment of community shops (including post offices) - http://www.plunkett.uk.net/shops "
"You might also be interested to join http://ivarassetsresearch.ning.com/ to contribute to the JRF's ongoing research into community asset management and ownership - currently being led by IVAR."
"For those of you who are engaged with community asset transfer projects, you might be interested to take a look at http://www.atu.org.uk/, and hot off the press, Asset Transfer - A Partnership Routemap: http://tinyurl.com/y8egxup"
Welcome! FierySpirits is for activists and professionals who are building vibrant, resilient rural communities. Tell us a little about why you'd like to join?
To learn more about the work rural regeneration activists and practitioners are undertaking, and to share practice from the DTA's asset programmes with interested parties.
About Me (areas of expertise/interest I can share)
I am the Asset Programmes Manager at the Development Trusts Association - responsible for day-to-day delivery of the Asset Transfer Unit and the Advancing Assets for Communities demonstration programme...amongst many other things ;-)