It's official - we've gone for city status!
Following a campaign backed by Doncaster communities, businesses and young people, Doncaster today officially submits its bid to become a city through the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
We've seen some incredible support with SO many reasons why we believe Doncaster should be a city. Watch our video below for just a little taste...
 To mark the occasion, community and business venues are being encouraged to light up their buildings in purple, or for people to wear purple on Wednesday 8 December and to share photos on social media using the campaign hashtag #GoingForItDN.
The honour of city status is granted through a competition for UK towns held to coincide with significant royal milestones, this time as part of the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, next year.
Doncaster’s bid has been compiled by Team Doncaster, a strategic partnership of organisations from across the public, private, voluntary, community and faith sectors in the borough.
Support from Yorkshire and the Humber!
QUESTION - In what decade was the last new city in Yorkshire established?
ANSWER - the 1880s!
We're proud to say that our city status bid has the backing from from Council Leaders of Yorkshire and Humber and Mayors of West and South Yorkshire.
Read the letter of support in full here:
Thank you!
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign for city status so far.
From today we move from #GoingForItDN to #GONEForItDN!
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