Rochdale officially recognised as global centre of co-operation

Rochdale has been declared as the world capital of co-operatives. An accolade long overdue for the home of those 28 Pioneers who established the Co-operative Principles and who...

Rochdale has been declared as the world capital of co-operatives. An accolade long overdue for the home of those 28 Pioneers who established the Co-operative Principles and who were founded back in 1844.  Today we see a worldwide Movement which is owned by nearly one billion people and, according t

Rochdale has been declared as the world capital of co-operatives.

An accolade long overdue for the home of those 28 Pioneers who established the Co-operative Principles and who were founded back in 1844.  Today we see a worldwide Movement which is owned by nearly one billion people and, according to the United Nations, now serves over half the world’s population. Thank you to those men of Rochdale!

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