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The Rochdale Pioneers are most famous for designing the Rochdale Principles, a set of principles of co-operation, which provide the foundation for the principles on which co-ops around the world operate to this day. The model the Rochdale Pioneers used is a focus of study within co-operative economics.
Shelves in a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana A charity shop in Sheringham, UK. A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.
In 2000, the management of the Rochdale Pioneers Museum was transferred to the Co-operative College, and it became recognised as a registered museum in 2001. In 2010 it received a £1.3M Heritage Lottery Fund award, and re-opened in 2012 after a £2.3M revamp, which included an extension with additional rooms as well as restoration of the third ...
The original shop at 31 Toad Lane in Rochdale in Lancashire, England opened on 21 December 1844 and was used for trading until 1867. It was re-opened in 1931 as the Rochdale Pioneers Museum and again reopened in 2012 after renovations costing £2.3 million.
Rockdale is an extinct town in the northwest United States, in King County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1] A post office called "Rockdale" was established 113 years ago in 1912, and remained in operation until 1915. [2] The community in the Cascade Range was named for the abundance of rock near the original town ...
A s I ate breakfast last week, I scrolled through my newsfeed and read with dismay about the tragedy at Reagan National Airport outside of Washington D.C. in which an American Airlines jet ...
In 2003, Oddie set up a half-marathon to raise money for various wildlife charities in his birth town of Rochdale. [26] In 2011, Oddie featured as an investigator in Snares Uncovered: killers in the countryside. [27] The film was an exposé of snaring in Scotland and was commissioned by the animal protection charity OneKind.
Gilda's Club New York City. Gilda's Club is a community organization for people with cancer, their families and friends. Local chapters provide meeting places where those who have cancer, their families, and friends can join with others to build emotional and social support as a supplement to medical care.