CO-OPERATIVE HERITAGE TRUST LOTTERY GRANT

Early day motion 2382, tabled 29 October 2008 by Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 37 members.

That this House congratulates the Co-operative Heritage Trust on their recent award of £1,449,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project to enhance Rochdale Pioneers Museum and the National Co-operative Archive in Manchester; applauds the work of the trust in ensuring that people in the North West, and further afield, can access and learn about the internationally significant heritage of the Co-operative movement; and looks forward to the digitisation programme at the archive, architectural works and education and outreach activities at the museum which will now be possible.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 1, Independent 1.