1. Then – disaster

2. The problem and solution
Structural damage and water damage
Shop Association needed to acquire building
Rooms above could become a flat to rent out
Shop/cafe could be extended
Another £120,000 needed. So ...
Went back to community – raised £35,000– now 520 members
Loan sourced and grants obtained

3. The result

4. Finally, we can give back ....
Smart new cafe
Grand opening (& party!)
on 18 October (Fundraiser
for Surrey Air Ambulance)
More fundraising
events planned
Hope to distribute profits
next year

5. Other examples: from a disused church

6. To a cafe, shop and youth centre

7. Congregation back? Opening day

8. Cooperation among communities
Faced with no shops for miles, four villages banded together
In three years they raised £350,000 – lots of events & parties

9. We all need somewhere to meet!

10. More information
Plunkett Foundation, Woodstock