History
The East of England Co-operative Society is an amalgamation of smaller societies from across East Anglia which have joined together over the years. Most recently, the Colchester and East Essex Co-operative Society merged with the Ipswich and Norwich Co-operative Society in 2005.
The consumer co-operative movement has its roots in the early part of the nineteenth century and the principles of self-help and social equity that developed during the Victorian era. The first successful retail co-operative was established in 1844 by the Rochdale Pioneers. The Ipswich and Norwich Society was an amalgamation of the Ipswich Industrial Co-operative Society (founded 1868) and the Norwich Co-operative Society (founded 1858). The Colchester and East Essex Society was founded as Colchester Co-operative Society in 1861, expanding through merger with the Tiptree Self Help (1921), Clacton (1931), Coggeshall Heart in Hand (1945), Harwich, Dovercourt and Parkeston (March 1967), Maldon (Nov. 1967), Witham (June 1970) and Earls Colne (Aug. 1970) co-operative societies.
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