The Hedon Penny Throwing Ceremony 2011 - Slideshow

APPARENTLY there are over 6.5 billion pennies unaccounted for throughout the UK – that’s £65 million pounds worth! 40% of these are presumed to be lost on the street. However, you can guarantee that Hedon’s main street is clear of lost pennies due to the efforts of local children picking them up during the town’s traditional penny throwing yesterday (19th May 2011)!

The event is supposed to be steeped in history and is a parody of the days when Hedon was considered a ‘rotten borough’ with freemen being offered money to vote for a particular Mayoral candidate. Nowadays the event is designed to be just a fun occasion.

Pictured in the slideshow is new Hedon Town Mayor Councillor Ann Suggit and other dignitaries who share the civic traditional duty to throw the pennies to local children. And they really do throw them!