Inspirational film the Rochdale Pioneers, which was commissioned by The Co-operative Group and produced by The Co-operative British Youth Film Academy, is to be screened at Touchstones Museum and Heritage Centre in Rochdale at 6.30pm on Tuesday 16 April.
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The Rochdale Pioneers Museum invites visitors to a free series of afternoon film screenings showing the history of the co-operative movement.
The recently-refurbished Rochdale Pioneers Museum, birthplace of the modern-day co-operative movement, is running a number of family-friendly activities between February and May.
Find out why bees are a symbol of the co-operative movement and learn about bee behaviour at a Busy … Read more
The Co-operative College and the Co-operative Heritage Trust took part in the major international Co-operatives United expo in Manchester Central, which has been described as the “largest gathering of co-operatives in modern memory”.
The Co-operative College’s stand on Co-operation Street stood … Read more
The Co-operative College and Rochdale Pioneers Museum showcased their work at an event for local co-operatives hosted by Unicorn grocery in Manchester.
The Chorlton-based worker co-operative invited the College and Museum to give presentations, alongside other social enterprises and co-operatives such … Read more
The short animation Story of the Rochdale Pioneers, made for the Co-operative College by Huckleberry Films to tell the story of the Rochdale Pioneers and the development of co-operation, has been translated into Danish for the benefit of Danish co-operators!
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The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is getting ready to throw its doors open to the public this summer following a major refurbishment. See the latest photos.
A short animation by Huckleberry Films shows how the co-operative values and principles work in co-operative schools.
A free, illustrated talk at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford will explore the co-operative movement’s use of film, from film of the Blackpool Emporium and a 1938 Stanley Holloway monologue to a short animation about the Rochdale Pioneers … Read more
Bubbles, glitter and a whole lot of fun went into making a short animation about working together at the Meet the Pioneers schools’ day at Rochdale Town Hall last week.
The film tells the story of animation through a shimmering fishbowl … Read more
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