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Borrow a book from our new library box! We've installed a little library outside our museum which is packed with books you can borrow for FREE! It has been lovingly decorated by children who attended our summer holiday clubs. Take a book, read it, and bring it back! 📚 🥰

We have 2 'Young Pioneer' sensory backpacks which are available to borrow when you visit the museum. They're packed full of sensory resources which can be used during your visit. You don't need to ask anyone before taking a backpack - just pick it up and start exploring!

Doing some research using one of the CWS annuals that we have which are full of fantastic information and statistics of the time. I came across the entry for Horace Plunkett, then the MP for Dublin South and pioneer of agricultural co-operation born #OTD 1854 #CoopArchive

Here are our opening hours for the Rochdale Pioneers Museum and Co-operative Archive for November 2024. We are looking forward to Seeing you! #RochdalePioneers #MuseumOpeningHours #CooperativeArchive #VisitRochdale #ExploreRochdale #coop

It's World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2024. We look after oral history interviews and scanned photographs and some is material available on our Flickr site such as packaging. ow.ly/9Wfn50U1ZzR There is a blog post about digitising material on our website too. #Coop180

Join us on Thursday December 5th for an evening of films and discussion at Home cinema in Manchester. homemcr.org/film/co-operat…

On #RemembranceSunday a booklet to welcome home Co-op Employees after the end of the Second World War. As in previous wars, employees were promised stable wages and a job to return to. You can read more about Co-ops in wartime in this article. ow.ly/YkrH50U35Fy

Co-ops have long used film for promotional purposes, propaganda campaigns and to educate their members. Join us on Thursday December 5th at HOME cinema for an evening of films and discussion. ow.ly/VATR50U5Ueb 📸CUP/1/5/1

Happy International Men’s Day! This piece of plate wear from the Tunbridge Wells Co-operative Men’s Guild, is a rare item in our collection. #Coop180 #CoopHeritage #MuseumCollections #InternationalMensDay

The CWS produced many films for educational and entertainment purposes. These could be borrowed by different societies to show to audiences. See some at our event at HOME on Thursday 5th December. co-operativeheritage.coop/Pages/Events/ #Coop180 #CoopArchive

'Counter Courtesy' was made for the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1947 as a training film for employees. Get a ticket for our event at HOME on Thursday 5th December to see old films and a new film created by a young co-operator. #Coops180 ow.ly/Ln4S50UeIaW

Co-op society education rooms were used for a range of activities and film shows often followed members’ meetings. This leaflet is for a cinematograph display by Ambleside Co-op Society in 1915. Don't forget our event film event co-operativeheritage.coop/Event/co-opera… #CoopArchive #Coop180

Here are our opening hours for the Rochdale Pioneers Museum and Co-operative Archive December 2024. We are looking forward to Seeing you in the New Year! 🎇 #RochdalePioneers #MuseumOpeningHours #CooperativeArchive #VisitRochdale #ExploreRochdale #coop

This month we have a feature on Archives Hub about our periodicals collections with some examples and how you can make an appointment to view them. There is also a link to our film event happening this Thursday! #CoopArchive #Coop180 ow.ly/irp050UiTJ3

A new blog post about the co-op movement and film from one of our volunteers. co-operativeheritage.coop/blog/125-years… Don't forget your ticket for the film event at HOME this Friday.

Have your got your tickets for tomorrow evenings film event at HOME? One of the films has songs that you can join in with, if you know them! ow.ly/gwH950UkW64 The image from 'Song of the People', 1945

Banners! We are about to get ready to digitise some of our treasured Co-operative Women’s Guild banners again next month. Wen hope to digitally enhance these two fragile banners for display. #CoopHeritage #MuseumCollections #cooperativewomensguild #banners #textiles