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The night the lights were lit: 180 years of UK co-operation

David J. Thompson on the birthplace of the co-op in 1844

Movie short celebrates UK co-op movement’s history on film through

Co-operative Cinema: A Movement in Moving Image premiered in Manchester on 5 December

Evening of archive footage to mark 180th anniversary of Rochdale Pioneers

The screening, hosted by the Co-operative Heritage Trust, is on 5 December in Manchester

Co-ops pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Leaders from the Co-op Party and the retail movement are among those paying their respects to…

Q&A: Liz McIvor

Manager, Co-operative Heritage Trust

Co-ops and crisis: Collecting modern records so the future can learn from the past

'Understanding history helps us plan for the future'

New Force: an update

Co-op News executive editor, Rebecca Harvey, gives the latest on the collaboration between service organisations for…

Interview: Gillian Lonergan looks back on a life curating the heritage of co-operation

We caught up with Gillian, librarian at the Co-operative Heritage Trust’s National Co-operative Archive, on the…

The Co-operative Heritage Trust – reinvigorating the Rochdale story

'It’s crucial for us to think about future planning for audiences as well as looking after…

Transforming communities and changing lives: the impact of co-operative education

Simon Parkinson, principal and chief executive of the Co-operative College, introduces a series of articles on…

Co-operative Gig will introduce local bands to Rochdale residents

'We feel that co-operation can be a great tool for getting things done in the world…

Rochdale Council to use co-operative heritage to regenerate the town

The five-year Co-operative Connections Heritage Action Zone plan will create homes and an enterprise hub