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Resources created by the Co-operative Heritage Trust to help whilst pupils are learning from home. Read more

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25th Anniversary of International Co-operative Identity

September 21st and 22nd marks the 25th anniversary of the International Statement of Co-operative Identity
Co-operative transport throughout the years

Clare from our Collections department tells us about the development of transport within the co-operative movement over the past 175 years.
Archiving at arms length

Discover how the Co-operative Heritage Trust remotely recruited archival volunteers and embarked on a programme of digitisation during the Covid-19 crisis. Try your hand at some transcription yourself.
The British Co-op and the World 3: The CWS ‘Down Under’ Part One – Australia

Co-operative historian Tony Webster explores the development of co-operation in Australia in the 20th Century, and the involvement of the Co-operative Wholesale Society.

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Resources

Downloadable and online resources to view at home.
The Story of the Co-operative Women's Guild

Kate Woodward looks at the fascinating history of the Co-operative Women's Guild and the impact they made from 1883-2016.
Archiving at arms length

Discover how the Co-operative Heritage Trust remotely recruited archival volunteers and embarked on a programme of digitisation during the Covid-19 crisis. Try your hand at some transcription yourself.
Search the Archive

Search our collections online via the Archives Hub. Contact us by email or telephone for assistance and to make an appointment.
The British Co-op and the World 1: New York, New York!

Co-operative historian Tony Webster describes the success of the Co-operative Wholesale Society in New York in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Our history

The Co-operative Heritage Trust was formed in 2007 to bring the Museum and Archive service together for the benefit of heritage audiences.
Our Museum Buddy story with Ancient House Museum

Kate Woodward talks us through our Museum Buddy project with Ancient House Museum, Norfolk, and what we have learnt.
Accessibility
Diary of a CWS Penguin brand umbrella

A creative writing piece exploring the Manchester Blitz of December 1940 through the eyes of a CWS Penguin umbrella.
Plan your visit UPDATED for October 2020

Open for booked groups and schools by arrangement. Closed : Bank holidays, 25 – 26 December and 1 January 2021.