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Ramadan Mubarak 2021

A CHT news post on the Ramadan Engagement Pack produced by the Co-operative Group for 2021
In memory of - Nigel Todd

A CHT post in response to the passing of one of our Board of Trustees, Nigel Todd on 26th March of 2020.
Focus Groups for Heritage

We are inviting people to comment on or be involved with making decisions about the objects we show and the stories we tell.
Get up and Grow Activities

A selection of downloadable resources to explore the natural world from one of our local partner co-ops in Rochdale - Get up and Grow.

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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 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
A fishy story

A CHT blog post about the marketing and importance of fish in the history of co-ops.
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.
In memory of - Nigel Todd

A CHT post in response to the passing of one of our Board of Trustees, Nigel Todd on 26th March of 2020.