Nursery World - Spotlight on ... Kelly Evans-Barratt, Senior nursery nurse, John Radcliffe Hospital

Name: Kelly Evans-Barratt

Position: Senior nursery nurse, Imagine Co-operative Childcare at JohnRadcliffe Hospital in Oxford

When did you discover one of your ancestors was a founder of theCo-operative movement?

I remember my nan always saying that my great-great-great- grandfatherWilliam Mallalieu was one of the Rochdale Pioneers. When her birthdaycame up in May this year I began researching it. He worked in thewoollen industry when the first Co-operative Society was founded in 1844and later became a bookkeeper.

What does that mean to you?

I now work at Imagine, which is part of the Midcounties Co-operative.Imagine is a great company to work for. They treat their staff reallywell and have the children's interests at heart. The Co-op has sent meinformation and portrait pictures. It was quite spooky for me because Ican see the family resemblance. I remember my great-granddad very welland he always remembered William very well, so there's a real link!

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