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Establishment of Co-operative Central Board

When
1869
Where
Long Millgate district, Manchester
Part of
Co-operative Central Board founded in Manchester

The Co-operative Central Board was established in 1869 to unify the movement, operating from rented premises in Manchester's Long Millgate district.

At the first modern Co-operative Congress, a decision was made to create a national organisation to hold the movement together. The Co-operative Central Board was established in 1869, spending its first forty years operating from rented premises in the Long Millgate district of Manchester.

Sources

  1. Co-operatives UK Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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