South Yorkshire Times, January 27th, 1933
Denaby Unemployed’s
Interesting Venture
The Denaby unemployed have started a “communal farm.” The Miners’ Welfare Social Club which has a membership of 350 has obtained the use of a six-acre field from the Conisborough Urban Council in Denaby Lane. This is not to be split up into allotments, but is to be worked as a whole by the members.
Mr. W. L. Worsley told a “Times” reporter that each man would have to put in a number of hours, and a record would be kept of the work he did. The produce is to be shared among the men who do the work.
It was very good land, said Mr. Worsley, and would produce six or eight tons of potatoes in the first year. le was an old gardener himself, and they had plenty of expert knowledge available among the members theinselves.
They were going to erect a communal hut on the land, and if the scheme was a success, were going to try to obtain land at the Conisborugh end of the district.
The trustees of the Welfare Institute are behind them in the 5eheme which they hoped to develop in other directions.
“We are going to run the scheme on strict lines.” he said. This is a first venture. We want to add cobbling, brash-making, joinering, and other trades as we go along.
A committee to run the scheme has been elected, and is composed of Mr. Torn Hill and another trustee. Messrs. J. Spruce and Shephard (representing the Council), and Messrs. .T. W. Worsley. G. Clark, H. Dungan]. G. T. Swift and W. L. Worsley (representing the unemployed Social Club).