{"id":5181,"date":"2018-02-14T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/?post_type=blog_post&p=5181"},"modified":"2021-08-03T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T09:36:39","slug":"say-pies-pier-rum-oysters-even-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/news\/say-pies-pier-rum-oysters-even-pub\/","title":{"rendered":"Say it with pies, pier rum, oysters or even a pub!"},"content":{"rendered":"
This Valentine’s day, (or any day!) why not make your purchase one that delights your beloved AND supports your local community at the same time?<\/p>\n
An ever-growing number of local people are setting up and running community businesses in their villages, towns and cities and there are now nearly 7,000 in England alone.\u00a0 Offering everything from affordable homes to a hearty pie, community transport to a local pint, renewable energy to class A oysters these are organisations rooted in a local area, run by and answerable to members of the community, and which make a trading profit to re-invest in doing more social good locally.<\/p>\n
Power to Change, the independent trust supporting community businesses in England, says there are many ways to give Valentine\u2019s gifts with real heart this week for the benefit of local people. Here\u2019s just a few.<\/p>\n