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What’s going on in Central Locality
Local Contacts
Welcome to your community page!
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Here you’ll find information about your local community, including latest news and updates, key contacts for support and advice, community venues, local facilities, groups and activities in your area, and more.
You’ll also find the Locality Plan for the Central area – this plan has been developed in conjunction with residents and sets out what we will be doing to improve your community over the next 12 months. The plan outlines what the priorities are across the Central area. If you want to discuss or feedback on the plan you can do so by emailing YourVoice@doncaster.gov.uk
You can view the Central Locality Plan below.
Environment and Green Spaces

Balby:
- Westfield Park | Visit the Council webpage.
- Brayford Road | toddler and junior play areas, playing field | See Brayford Road on Google Maps
- Woodfield Way | toddler and junior play areas, multi-use games area, outdoor gym equipment, playing field, teen sheltered seating, nature and scenery including a pond, wildlife and woodlands, walking routes and nature walks, angling | See Woodfield Way on Google Maps
- Woodfield Road | multi-use games area, playing field | See Woodfield Road on Google Maps
Bessacarr:
- Cornflower Drive | toddler and junior play areas, multi-use games area, playing field| See Cornflower Drive Play Area on Google Maps
- Haslam Park | toddler and junior play areas, multi-use games area, playing field, tennis courts, sports pitches (visit the Council’s football pitches pages for booking information)| bowling green (visit the Council’s bowling green page for booking information) | See Haslam Park on Google Maps
- Bessacarr Park, Stoops Lane | toddler play area, multi-use games area, outdoor gym equipment, playing field | See Bessacarr Park on Google Maps
Cantley:
- Cantley Park | Visit the Council webpage
- Acacia Road | multi-use games area, playing field | See Acacia Road on Google Maps
- Hillsborough Road | multi-use games area | See Hillsborough Road on Google Maps
- Goodison Boulevard | multi-use games area, toddler and junior play area | See Goodison Boulevard Games Area on Google Maps
Clay Lane:
- Shackleton Road | toddler and junior play areas | See Shackleton Road Play Area on Google Maps
Hexthorpe:
- Hexthorpe Park | Visit the Council webpage
- Urban Road | toddler play area, multi-use games area, outdoor gym equipment, sports pitches (visit the council’s football pitches pages for booking information), playing field | See Urban Road on Google Maps
Hyde Park:
- Elmfield Park | Visit the Council webpage.
- Beechfield Road | junior play area, multi-use games area | See Beechfield Road Play Area on Google Maps
- Belle Vue Avenue | toddler and junior play areas, playing field | See Belle Vue Avenue Play Area on Google Maps
- North Street | toddler play area | See North Street Play Area on Google Maps
- Stirling Street | junior play area, multi-use games area, skate park, playing field, sports pitches, teen sheltered seating | See Stirling Street Play Area on Google Maps
- St James Street | toddler play area | See St James Street on Google Maps
Intake:
- Sandall Beat Playing Fields | skate park, playing field, sports pitches (visit the council’s football pitches pages for booking information) | See Sandall Beat Playing Fields on Google Maps
- Essex Avenue | toddler and junior play areas, playing field | See Essex Avenue Play Area on Google Maps
- Shaftesbury Avenue | toddler and junior play areas, multi-use games area | See Shaftesbury Avenue on Google Maps
Lakeside:
- Buttermere Crescent | junior play area, playing field | See Buttermere Crescent Play Area on Google Maps
Community Safety

Neighbourhood Policing Teams
- Doncaster Central | Sgt Steve Roberts| Email | 01302 385372
- Doncaster Central | PCSO Soneel Minhas | Email | 01302 385803
- Bessacarr and Cantley | PC Steve Morris | Email | 01302 385078
- Bessacarr and Cantley | PCSO Andy Grix | Email | 01302 385078
- Bessacarr and Cantley | Hayley Connelly | Email | 01302 385295
- Doncaster Town | PC Paul White | Email | 01302 385078
- Doncaster Town | PC Rachel Lindsey | Email | 01302 385078
- Doncaster Town | PCSO Paula Fox | Email | 01302 385078
- Doncaster Town | PCSO Andy Ireland | Email | 01302 385078
- Doncaster Town | PCSO Dave Twigg | Email | 01302 385078
- Doncaster Town | PC Keeley Lees | Email | 07464984070
- Doncaster Town | PC Gwen Howroyd | Email
- Wheatley and Intake | Sam Cookson | Email | 01302 385078
- Intake | PC Gemma Ibbitson | Email | 01302 385803
- Hexthorpe and Balby North | PCSO Emma Langstaff | Email | 01302 385078
- Hexthorpe | PC Amy Bowser | Email | 01302 385803
- Balby | PC Danielle Green | Email | 07920 792804
Community Spirit and Pride

Councillors
- Bessacarr Councillors
- Balby South Councillors
- Hexthorpe and Balby North Councillors
- Town Councillors
- Wheatley Hills and Intake Councillors
Well Doncaster Officer
- Abu Chowdhury | Chowdhury@doncaster.gov.uk
Community Connectors
- Intake and Wheatley | Ian Ogley
- Balby | Lisa Hughes | lisa.hughes38@nhs.net
Amenities Services and Support

Health Services
Family Hubs
Libraries
Waste and Recycling
Support for Businesses
Local News
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Tell us what you think of this website. 9 June 2022 We've been making some big changes to the Your Life Doncaster website and would love to know what you think of it -
Cycling and Walking Consultation – Thorne Road and Barnby Dun Road 6 June 2022 Doncaster Council has been successful in securing funding to deliver better sustainable transport facilities along Thorne Road and Barnby Dun Road. Read article
Local Groups
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71st Doncaster Scout Group (Hunafa) Mental health support Children Young people Central Hyde Park 07706291400 ruzinaislam@yahoo.co.uk We are a not-for-profit charity and uniformed youth organisation that caters for the BAME and Muslim Community in Doncaster -
7th Doncaster Boys, Brigade and Girls Association Faith Group Children Young people Adwick Le Street Carcroft Bentley Bessacarr Conisbrough Edenthorpe Kirk Sandall Edlington Warmsworth Finningley Hatfield Hexthorpe Mexborough Norton Askern Bawtry Sprotbrough Stainforth Barnby Dun Thorne Moorends Tickhill Wheatley Hills Intake 07379365986 7doncaster@boys-brigade.org.uk A uniformed Christian organisation using a structured program to help young people gain awards based on Get Active, Get Creative, Get Involved, Get into the Bible, and Get Adventurous plus free choices . -
Active Fusion Adults Children Young people Adwick Le Street Carcroft Bentley Bessacarr Conisbrough Edenthorpe Kirk Sandall Edlington Warmsworth Finningley Hatfield Hexthorpe Mexborough Norton Askern Bawtry Sprotbrough Stainforth Barnby Dun Thorne Moorends Tickhill Wheatley Hills Intake 01302 637276 info@activefusion.org.uk Active Fusion are a charity based in Doncaster striving to enable children and young people in Yorkshire to be physically active. We support young people in improving their physical health and wellbeing and provide leadership and apprenticeship programmes for young people aged 16 and over.