South Yorkshire Times February 14, 1948

Kilnhurst’s Penny Pile

Fund started by Kilnhurst Colliery workmen and ambulance committee for dependants of members in the Forces who were employed at the Colliery, paid out its final £400 on Friday. The fund is an example of how a little can become a lot.

The fund was become started in 1939 by voluntary contributions of a penny in the £1 from the miners’ wage packets. When the final count of the pennies was made it was found that £6,000 had been collected.

On Friday when the final distribution was made at the Colliery £400 was given to returned ex-Servicemen at the rate of £5 per man.

The money raised during the war was paid out to dependants at the rate of 5s. per week for a wife, 1s. per week for each child, and 2s. per week for non dependant relatives.