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Show filtersCo-ops to be showcased and celebrated at Rochdale fair
With the event at its Town Hall Square, the town maintains its historical tie to modern…
Toad Lane upgrades bring a ‘parklet’ to Rochdale Pioneers Museum
'We wanted a new urban planting space to reflect this older co-operative past'
Short film commemorates centenary of Singapore’s co-op movement
Ler Jun Sng reports on the centenary anniversary of Singapore’s co-operative movement and the launch of…
Lessons in success and failure from Patagonia’s first co-op
New study traces the history of Welsh settlers in Patagonia, who became interested in the co-operative…
Lifelong co-operator seeks home for his treasured archive
David J Thompson has dedicated his life to the movement – and has been gathering books…
Iowa co-op power plant designated a National Historic Landmark
Volunteers now want to make the site the National Rural Electrification Administration Museum
Canadian government unveils plaque to co-op apex
A plaque installed in Hamilton, Ontario, by Parks Canada pays tribute to the pioneering work of…
Book launch for a centenary history of the UK Co-op College
The event, at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford, heard from authors Tom Woodin, Linda…
Co-op Heritage Trust bags £130k Lottery grant for Co-op College archive
'The Co-operative College archives are a unique and valuable part of the co-operative movement’s history'
Movie short celebrates UK co-op movement’s history on film
Co-operative Cinema: A Movement in Moving Image premiered in Manchester on 5 December
Holiday became a history lesson on civil rights
David J Thompson shares the story of the co-op that changed the South in the US
