Rochdale’s togetherness is facing a prolonged test ... that the modern co-operative movement was born in 1844 through the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. Together for the benefit of all.

On this day in 1844, the Rochdale Pioneers opened a little shop on Toad Lane in Rochdale, Lancashire, which became a model for co-operatives around the world.

For the Rochdale Pioneers’ shop was the precursor to the Co-operative Group – the largest consumer co-operative in the world. Article continues below READ MORE: Industry, comedy and Boundary ...

The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society was formed by 28 weavers in 1844. Their warehouse in Toad Lane only had four items - flour, oatmeal, sugar and butter - but their founding principles of ...

The co-operative movement began with a small shop run by the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers' Society. Steve Saul. BBC News. Published. 21 December 2024.

It took its name from the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, a foundational co-op society founded in Lancashire, England in 1844. In addition to its apartment buildings, the Rochdale complex in ...

Rochdale are currently 14th in the National League table and 12 points off the play-off positions Shareholders in National League side Rochdale have agreed to issue nine million new shares in the ...

The Rochdale Pioneers came together 180 years ago with the aim of combatting high prices and poor food quality. Co-operatives were able to combine their buying power, with the benefits shared ...