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Welcome to this week's edition of the Your Life Doncaster newsletter, where we round up all of the latest Doncaster news and information from the last week that matters to you.
Your Life Doncaster - Your Community
Doncaster is a place of places; We know how important it is for you to find out what's going on in the area local to you.
That's why we've launched the Your Life Doncaster Community pages!
Dedicated webpages have been created for YOUR community; expect:
- Local news updates
- Local events
- Key contacts, information advice and guidance
- Our locality plans detailing our priorities for your area
Find out everything that's happening local to you!
Street Play Toolkit
This week, we celebrated Play Day, the national day championing children’s right to play!
To celebrate we’ve launched our Street Play Toolkit for parents and carers to organise safe community play days on YOUR street.
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Love Parks Week
This week we've been celebrating Love Parks Week across Doncaster.
From our Green Flag Awarded parks, freshly grown naturalisation zones, newly installed play equipment and favourite picnic and cafe areas - we all have our go-to outdoor spaces.
But it's important to remember, that parks can be like music and food. We can all have our favourites, but they're all worth exploring, discovering and revisiting for familiar and new experiences.
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Doncaster Pride 2022
The stage is up, the forecast is looking good and spirits are high for this year's Doncaster Pride in the Park event on Saturday 6th August at Elmfield Park.
Expect music, entertainment, drag acts, dancing and an all new family-zone for this years celebrations, complete with free activities, dance lessons, drag story times and a family disco!
Summer Staycation
Our Summer Staycation offer is still available for all children and young people across Doncaster!
Discover a jam-packed list full of summer fun over at our Summer Staycation!
From sports camps, gaming workshops, arts & crafts, DCLT sessions and so much more!
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World Breastfeeding Week!
Mums have the legal right to breastfeed anywhere but many may not feel confident doing so.
‘We Support Our Mums’ makes it easier for mums to recognise venues that welcome breastfeeding in Doncaster, just look out for the symbol or check our interactive map: https://apps.doncaster.gov.uk/supportourmums/
Venues across Doncaster are showing their support to this scheme, assuring Mums that staff are supportive of breastfeeding.
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Dementia Services Survey
Healthwatch are working with Doncaster Council and the NHS on a project to listen to people about their own and their loved ones experiences of using Dementia Services in the borough.
If you have Dementia or someone you know has or had dementia and used these services, we would love to hear your views.
If you would prefer to fill out a paper copy of the survey, contact Healthwatch and they can arrange one to be sent to you.
Coronavirus Reminder
Both nationally and locally COVID rates are going up, with the current rate in Doncaster being almost 128 infections per 100,000 people.
It is good that the rate is starting to fall but it is clear that as we spend more time attending events and activities over the summer we need to remember that COVID is still around.
With this in mind we should continue protect ourselves and others by staying at home if we have symptoms or test positive and not visiting healthcare facilities or vulnerable friends and family if we have COVID or a possibility of having COVID.
There are simple things we can do in our daily life that will help reduce the spread of coronavirus and other respiratory infections, as well as protecting those at high risk. These include:
- Getting vaccinated
- Letting fresh air in if meeting others indoors.
- Practising good hygiene.
- Wearing a face covering or a face mask in crowded, enclosed spaces.
Please remember that if you are visiting a hospital, you are required to wear an appropriate face covering.
If you're planning to travel abroad this summer, some countries may still have COVID restrictions. You can check travel requirements on the government website.
Practicing hands, face and space as well as reducing your contacts on the lead up to any travel can help to avoid being unwell on holiday or being unable to go.
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