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[[Harthill Co-operatives|West Benhar]] had established a branch by 1900. In 1967 the society opened a new small supermarket in Whitburn to service the growing population | [[File:WhitburnMap.1910.jpg|400px|right]] | ||
Whiteburn is a village on the Glasgow to Edinburgh road, approximatley midway between the two. It developed as a farming and weaving town. The parish became a polic burgh in 1861, with the administration in Whitburn. Although surrounded by mining village, deep coal mining only began near Whitburn from about 1900. By 1920 there were eight deep mines to the east and west of Whitburn, The largest was Polkemmet Colliery to the south-west of Whitburn, that was started in 1913. The nearby coal mines led to a large increase in Whitburn's population. | |||
By 1972 only Polkemmet Colliery remained. This closed in 1986 following wide scale flooding during the 1984-85 miner's strike. In 2000 the local Levi Strauss factory situtated in the town closed. Whitburn has continued to expand as a commutor town. | |||
The map opposite shows Whitburn in 1910. | |||
[[Harthill Co-operatives|West Benhar]] had established a branch of their society in Whitburn by 1900. In 1967 the society opened a new small supermarket in Whitburn to service the town's growing population<ref>West Lothian Courier, 12 May 1967, page 18</ref>. West Benhar merged with [[Bathgate Co-operatives|West Lothian]] in 1969. | |||
===WHITBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1934-1939=== | ===WHITBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1934-1939=== | ||
There had been a desire in the population of Whitburn to have it's own co-operative society for some time when the society was formed in November 1934 and regsitered in December<ref>West Lothian Courier, 18 Aug 1939, page 8</ref>. The society was based in a building that was called the Town Hall, which they converted into a shop. The store was at first rented then purchased in 1937. | |||
The society paid an average quarterly dividend of 2s 9d per £1 but in the quarter for August 1939 no dividend was declared. A special meeting was called on 14th August at which, based on a report by the directors, it was agreed to put the society into volountary liquidation. The store was to be kept open for a short period to allow members to buy what they required, after which the store would be closed and the business sold. It was predicted that after sale of the assets the society would be able to meet all of it's obligations. | The society paid an average quarterly dividend of 2s 9d per £1 but in the quarter for August 1939 no dividend was declared. A special meeting was called on 14th August at which, based on a report by the directors, it was agreed to put the society into volountary liquidation. The store was to be kept open for a short period to allow members to buy what they required, after which the store would be closed and the business sold. It was predicted that after sale of the assets the society would be able to meet all of it's obligations. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 17 April 2024
Whiteburn is a village on the Glasgow to Edinburgh road, approximatley midway between the two. It developed as a farming and weaving town. The parish became a polic burgh in 1861, with the administration in Whitburn. Although surrounded by mining village, deep coal mining only began near Whitburn from about 1900. By 1920 there were eight deep mines to the east and west of Whitburn, The largest was Polkemmet Colliery to the south-west of Whitburn, that was started in 1913. The nearby coal mines led to a large increase in Whitburn's population.
By 1972 only Polkemmet Colliery remained. This closed in 1986 following wide scale flooding during the 1984-85 miner's strike. In 2000 the local Levi Strauss factory situtated in the town closed. Whitburn has continued to expand as a commutor town.
The map opposite shows Whitburn in 1910.
West Benhar had established a branch of their society in Whitburn by 1900. In 1967 the society opened a new small supermarket in Whitburn to service the town's growing population[1]. West Benhar merged with West Lothian in 1969.
WHITBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1934-1939
There had been a desire in the population of Whitburn to have it's own co-operative society for some time when the society was formed in November 1934 and regsitered in December[2]. The society was based in a building that was called the Town Hall, which they converted into a shop. The store was at first rented then purchased in 1937.
The society paid an average quarterly dividend of 2s 9d per £1 but in the quarter for August 1939 no dividend was declared. A special meeting was called on 14th August at which, based on a report by the directors, it was agreed to put the society into volountary liquidation. The store was to be kept open for a short period to allow members to buy what they required, after which the store would be closed and the business sold. It was predicted that after sale of the assets the society would be able to meet all of it's obligations.
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