Doncaster Council

We're thrilled to announce that Amersall Home has received an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted! Inspectors praised our team for creating a "family home" environment where children feel safe, cared for, and valued. This follows our Cromwell Home's 'Outstanding' rating earlier this year. Huge congratulations to our dedicated staff who work tirelessly to support our children and young people! You can read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/enZB9BCR

Mayor unveils revamped Corn Exchange building following £5m regeneration. Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones today officially unveiled the Corn Exchange building at Doncaster Market, following the completion of a £5m Government-funded revamp. Works to the historic Grade II Listed building have included a whole host of vital repair and restoration works, including repairs to the roof, improvements to the drainage, as well as heritage restoration to the windows and stonework. A range of new features have also been added. These include a new staircase, new lighting including LED feature lighting, improved heating, new accessible toilets, new fire doors and a new ventilation system. In addition to this, a brand-new gallery flooring and ten new retail units have been added, as well as improved access around the entirety of the building. The Corn Exchange will officially open for retail in Spring 2025. The first event will take place on 30th November, with Mother Hooker’s Festive Winter Market taking place in the building from 9am-4pm. The Corn Exchange will also host its first pantomime ‘The Modern Christmas Panto – a re-telling of Robin Hood’ from 3rd-15th December. To find out more – read our story here: https://lnkd.in/eGEc5djN

Choose a career in fostering! Fostering gives you the opportunity to make a real difference in a local Doncaster child’s life. You could earn up to £516 a week, plus additional payments, when you Foster for Doncaster. Learn more about this rewarding role: https://lnkd.in/eCgXtd6G

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and his friends are packing their trunks for new adventures in Doncaster on 13 November to mark World Kindness Day...and not only that, they'll be staying with us until the end of January.   Elmer’s Christmas Art Parade, based on the books by David McKee, will see 12 elephants bringing oodles of kindness, colour and festive cheer as part of this year’s sculpture trail. City of Doncaster Council is working with Wild in Art, creative producers of public art events and Andersen Press, publishers of the Elmer books, to bring the stunning sculptures to Doncaster. Six of the sculptures will feature new designs unveiled for the first time in the city.   The arrival of the Elmer’s Christmas Art Parade on World Kindness Day is also poignant as the story promotes kind acts, friendship and inclusivity, key themes of Doncaster’s Choose Kindness movement which will be sponsoring Elmer.   For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/eK93RZxN

📢MAJOR AIRPORT NEWS✈️ Today Mayor Ros Jones announced that a bidder has been identified to reopen and run Doncaster's airport, with the aspiration of passenger flights taking off from Spring 2026. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ekuM5aq3

Exciting news! 🎉 We’ve been selected as the first international partner to receive a 2024 National Moonshot Grant provided by Remake Learning, the leading free peer network for educators and innovators. The Grant will help us meet our Thriving People, Places and Planet mission and to drive forward inclusive learning where all residents have equitable access to a range of high-quality learning opportunities. The funding will be used to deliver a creative programme entitled ‘Food for Thought’ and will empower people to address community-level challenges through strengths-based, intergenerational, cross-cultural learning. By receiving this grant, we join a wide-ranging community of changemakers imagining the future of education. Watch this space for more information on this fantastic initiative including the local schools involved. Learn more here⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g8t2EKi9 This project is supported in part by a National Moonshot Grant from Remake Learning.

You could help young people like Will and Zara achieve their potential by fostering. Receive up to £516 a week to be there and care for a Doncaster child. Watch the film in full and find out how you can make a difference when you Foster for Doncaster visit: https://lnkd.in/eDF22dSu

Join our team to help make Doncaster city centre a safer place! There are now 20 newly created job opportunities as part of the Mayor’s £1m investment. Find out more about each role and apply now, through the link: https://lnkd.in/eZNBW2sx

Don't miss out on our FREE webinar this week about our Skills Innovation Accelerator Programme & learn how to secure funding for your projects! 📅Wednesday 16 October ⏰3pm - 3:45pm Secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/gvf3qBAv

📣Calling all Community Groups 📣 There’s still time to apply for £300 funding for activities as part of November’s Great Doncaster LESStival! The month-long event aims to provide communities across the city with practical skills to reduce consumption. Activities could include hosting story-telling sessions, fashion repair workshops, walking and cycling events, grass roots sports providing refillable water cups to keep plastic off our pitches. The list is endless - but remember to apply by 31 October! 💚 Find out more:tps://https://lnkd.in/eEyhHNEP