History
History
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HistorySale of an icon: Why the Co-operative Insurance Tower is so significant
With its striking architecture and interior artworks, the 387ft building symbolised a confident movement
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Business150 years of Chelmsford Star
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary
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CommunityGeorge Jacob Holyoake: 200 years of co-operation
GJ Holyoake was born in April 1817, and over the last two centuries has become one of the most important co-operators of all time
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HistoryHeritage grant will preserve valuable records of the worker co-op movement
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded the Co-operative Heritage Trust £43,000 to track down and preserve key documents
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EnvironmentThree Reads: Andrew Bibby
Andrew Bibby is a writer, journalist and co-operative specialist. He is also one of the five co-founders of Gritstone, the first author-run publishing co-operative in Britain. Which three reads would he recommend? 1. Owning the Earth,...
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HealthCommunity groups debate the future of Health Hydro in Swindon
The leisure co-operative Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), which runs Health Hydro in Swindon, is considering developing flats within the premises. The decision has sparked controversy within the local community, with some groups criticising the plans...
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HistoryCo-operation inscribed into Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
The “idea and practice of organising shared interests in co-operatives” (Genossenschaftsidee) has been added to Unesco’s representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage after being submitted by Germany. Co-operation is one of 16 new elements inscribed on the...
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CommunityCICOPA president receives recognition on the 200th anniversary of the Polish co-operative movement
Manuel Mariscal, president of the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Co-operatives (CICOPA), has received a medal marking the 200th anniversary of the Polish co-operative movement. The award, under the patronage of Polish president Andrzej Duda,...
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History‘Birthplace of the Co-op’ immortalised in new painting by Stephen Campbell
A new painting of Toad Lane in Rochdale, the site of the very first co-operative food store, has been unveiled in Manchester. ‘Birthplace of the Co-op’ by Stephen Campbell was commissioned this year by David J. Thompson,...
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HistoryAn Englishman in Italy: Signor Roy and the early Italian co-operative movement
The story of Professor Roy MacGregor-Hastie (1928-1994), an English pioneer of the Italian co-operative movement, has been republished, offering an intriguing account of Italy’s movement from its inception. Signor Roy is an autobiographical account which follows the...