Hire the Learning Loft

The Learning Loft on the second floor of the building was used by the Pioneers to educate their member and it can be hired for meetings and events from Monday to Saturday from just an hour to up to a full week!

Offering our building for hire in this way as a vital source of income for the Co-operative Heritage Trust. Small charities like ours receive no government funding and we need to find new ways to protect and share our co-operative heritage.  

To hire this unique space - just contact [email protected] for more information.

Capacity by layout style

Boardroom - 30 

Classroom - 30

Cabaret seating - 30

Lecture seating - 50

Book by emailing [email protected] for a booking form and terms directly.

Prices and availability

Our current information sheet - 2023learninglofthireinformationsheetsummer2023.pdf

We offer a reduced rate for registered charities booking with us.

Early access (before 9 am) and evening events (after 4 pm) will incur an additional charge for staffing provisions.

What's included

For groups booking a half-day (four hours) or full-day (9 am - 4 pm) hire, we include an introductory talk about the building and the heritage of the co-operative movement for up to 20 people. Additional numbers are charged at £4.50 per person.

We can provide flipcharts, pens, tea and coffee facilities and high quality projection and audio equipment for presentations (please request when booking).

Catering

We are happy for booking groups to arrange catering to be brought to the site and we have some recommended local suppliers. If you would like us to arrange provision for a breakfast meeting, please contact us about this as well as with any allergy requirements in advance.

The Learning Loft is supported by: AIM Hallmarks Funding

The Co-operative Heritage Trust is a member of the Association of Independent Museums (no- 2643) and gratefully acknowledges the Hallmarks grant awarded to help us achieve the improvements we have made to our hire space in 2019. This helps us to generate income into our museum to help us keep it free at source to our visitors from the local area, the UK and around the world.

*Please be aware that bookings at Rochdale Pioneers Museum are accepted at the discretion of the Managing Authority within the terms of the Equalities Act