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| Kevin visits Co-op Plaque in Brechin |
In a statement issued today by Kevin, he called for greater recognition for the work of early cooperators in Brechin.
"2012 sees the International Year of Co-operatives and planning is still underway for this important year. It is crucial that such years are given the fullest of support and recognition, and likewise that the vital role of early cooperators is remembered.
"I am writing to the City of Brechin and District Community Council, the Chief Executive of Angus Council and Co-operatives UK asking that ways be found to celebrate the important role of Brechin in Co-operative history.
"Clearly the role of the early pioneers needs to be recognised and much will be gained by the people of Brechin by celebrating their achievements.
"It may merit being a specialist area of study by local schools, or even be the subject of a play.Certainly it also deserves being put in the context of other developments in the history of cooperation such as the Rochdale pioneers and the model village at New Lanark."
The Commemorative Plaque in Brechin city centre reads:
Brechin United Co-operative Society Limited
1833 - 1933
Erected by the Co-operators of Brechin and District in their centenary year in commemoration of the pioneers who founded this movement in this city.
"The builded better than they knew."
